Volume 24, Issue 105, September - October, 2020

A survey on obesity and overweight among intermediate school Saudi male students at Albaha city

Elfatih Mirghani M. Salih^1♦, Abdulelah Mohammed Ali Alghamdi², Ali Yahya B Alzahrani², Saeed Ali Saeed Alzahrani³

¹Assistant professor of Pediatrics University of Albaha, KSA
²Six-year Medical students Faculty of Medicine Albaha University, KSA
³Resident of Family Medicine Aldhafeer PHC – Albaha, KSA

^♦Corresponding author
Assistant professor of Pediatrics University of Albaha, Saudi Arabia; Email: dralfatih@hotmail.com

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Childhood obesity is a major health problem associated with a widespread range of comorbidities and complications. As its prevalence is increasing, childhood obesity is emerging as a genuine public health problem among globally as well as in the Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia. Methodology: A cross-sectional prospective study targeting intermediate school Saudi male students, who were classified according to their body mass index, then the prevalence of obesity/overweight was calculated, a questionnaire was used to assess them for possible risk factors and presence of complications. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among Intermediate school Saudi male students at Albaha city is 17.3%, and 8.97% respectively. The most common risk factor of overweight and obesity encountered in the studied group is the sedentary life followed by poor dietary habits. Conclusion: The obtained prevalence of obesity is comparable to studies done at the national and international levels. All known complications of obesity have been reported to occur in the studied group except for stroke.

Keywords: Obesity, Overweight, BMI, Prevalence, Risk factors.

Medical Science, 2020, 24(105), 3259-3265

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