Arab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS): objectives, design, methodology and implications | Zendy

Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa | Zendy; Abdulrahman O. Musaiger | Zendy

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Arab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS): objectives, design, methodology and implications

Author(s) -

Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa,

Abdulrahman O. Musaiger

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

diabetes metabolic syndrome and obesity

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853

H-Index - 43

ISSN - 1178-7007

DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s26676

Subject(s) - overweight , anthropometry , obesity , environmental health , medicine , sedentary lifestyle , stratified sampling , physical activity , gerontology , geography , physical therapy , pathology

There is a lack of comparable data on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and dietary habits among Arab adolescents, which limits our understanding and interpretation of the relationship between obesity and lifestyle parameters. Therefore, we initiated the Arab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS). The ATLS is a multicenter collaborative project for assessing lifestyle habits of Arab adolescents. The objectives of the ATLS project were to investigate the prevalence rates for overweight and obesity, physical activity, sedentary activity and dietary habits among Arab adolescents, and to examine the interrelationships between these lifestyle variables. This paper reports on the objectives, design, methodology, and implications of the ATLS.

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