Open AccessRegional variation in prevalence of overweight and obesity in Saudi children and adolescents
Author(s) -
Mohammad I. El Mouzan,
Abdullah S. Al Herbish,
Abdullah A. Al Salloum,
Ahmad A. Al Omar,
Mansour M. Qurachi
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.4103/1319-3767.93818
Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , body mass index , percentile , demography , medicine , regional variation , cohort , pediatrics , mathematics , statistics , sociology , political science , law
There are limited data on regional variation of overweight and obesity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the aim of this report is to explore the magnitude of these variation in order to focus preventive programs to regional needs.