Characteristics and distribution of obesity in the Arab-American population of southeastern Michigan

• Main Authors: Saivaishnavi Kamatham (Author), Joseph Trak (Author), Suma Alzouhayli (Author), Ziad Fehmi (Author), Nabil Rahoui (Author), Noor Sulieman (Author), Zaina Khoury (Author), Omar Fehmi (Author), Hanan Rakine (Author), Dana El-Masri (Author), Deema Ujayli (Author), Hanin Elhagehassan (Author), James Naaman (Author), Firas Almsaddi (Author), Michael Salloum (Author), Iqra Farooquee (Author), Nadia Syed (Author), Seongho Kim (Author), Omar Lattouf (Author), Michele L. Cote (Author), Rouba Ali-Fehmi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Arab-Americans constitute ~ 5% of Michigan's population. Estimates of obesity in Arab-Americans are not up-to-date. We aim to describe the distribution of and factors associated with obesity in an Arab-American population in Southeastern Michigan (SE MI). Methods Retrospecti...