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Background: Childhood obesity is a major global burden with modifiable and preventable underlying risk factors. Objective: to determine risk factors for overweight and obesity among children; 2-5 years old in Doha city, Qatar. Subjects and Methods: A cross sectional approach was conducted from July 2009 to April 2010. Six primary health care centers were randomly selected using the cluster sample technique. Data was collected by Pre-designed and pre-tested interview questionnaire with children's mothers to elicit the information about children socioeconomic characteristics, dietary history and physical activity. Weight and height were measured and BMI was calculated. Overweight and obesity were assessed by WHO- BMI for age growth charts. Results: the overall prevalence of overweight and obesity was 26.9%. The final model of multiple logistic regression analysis showed that important determinants of overweight and obesity were positive family history of obesity, low levels of physical activity and consuming high caloric food items more than 4 times per week. Conclusion: The study documented high prevalence of overweight and obesity among preschool children in Doha city. Family history of obesity, low levels of playing outdoors and dietary pattern were determinants of overweight/obesity. Suitable recommendations were issued to prevent childhood overweight and obesity among preschoolers.

Determinants of Overweight and Obesity among Qatari Children (2-5 years) in Doha, Qatar-2010