Prevalence of and factors associated with overweight and obesity among Jordan University students

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 738-745

  Suleiman, Ahmad Atwan ^a   Alboqai, Omar K ^b   Yasein, Nada ^a   El Qudah, Jafar M ^c   Bataineh, Mo'ath F ^d   Obeidat, Bayan A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b Royal Medical Services   (Jordan)

^c AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^d HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^e JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Diet; Jordan; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 70949085843     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2009.738.745     Document Type: Article

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