Open AccessNutrition, physical activity, and gender risks for adolescent obesity in Southwestern Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Ahmed A. Mahfouz,
Abdullah S. Shatoor,
Mohamed Y. Khan,
Asim Abdelrahman Daffalla,
Osama Mostafa,
Mervat A. Hassanein
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.84486
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , obesity , odds ratio , confidence interval , demography , public health , cross sectional study , environmental health , physical activity , odds , pediatrics , logistic regression , physical therapy , nursing , pathology , sociology
The aim of the study was to investigate gender differences in obesity and related behavior among adolescent school boys and girls in southwestern Saudi Arabia.