Nutrition, physical activity, and gender risks for adolescent obesity in Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 318-322

  Mahfouz, Ahmed ^a   Shatoor, Abdullah ^a   Khan, Mohamed ^a   Daffalla, Asim ^a   Mostafa, Osama ^a   Hassanein, Mervat ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; gender; obesity; prevalence; risk factors; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAD; CHICKEN; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FATHER; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; MOTHER; NUT; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RICE; RURAL AREA; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052904063     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.84486     Document Type: Article

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