Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Adolescents in Seven Arab Countries: A Cross-Cultural Study

• Main Authors: Abdulrahman O. Musaiger (Author), Mariam Al-Mannai (Author), Reema Tayyem (Author), Osama Al-Lalla (Author), Essa Y. H. Ali (Author), Faiza Kalam (Author), Mofida M. Benhamed (Author), Sabri Saghir (Author), Ismail Halahleh (Author), Zahra Djoudi (Author), Manel Chirane (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in seven Arab countries using similar reference standard. Methods. A school-based cross-sectional study was carried out in seven cities in Arab countries, namely, Algeria, Jordan, Kuwait, Liby...