Overweight and obesity and their relation to dietary habits and socio-demographic characteristics among male primary school children in Al-Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 310-318

  Amin, Tarek Tawfik ^a   Al Sultan, Ali Ibrahim ^a   Ali, Ayub ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Childhood obesity; Dietary habits; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 50649098843     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-008-0727-6     Document Type: Article

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