Lifestyle factors associated with overweight and obesity among Saudi adolescents

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Al Hazzaa, Hazzaa M ^a   Abahussain, Nada A ^b   Al Sobayel, Hana I ^c   Qahwaji, Dina M ^d   Musaiger, Abdulrahman O ^e  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Ministry of Education Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Dietary habits; Lifestyle; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity; Saudi Arabia; Sedentary behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELEVISION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; COMPUTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; TELEVISION; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861001768     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-354     Document Type: Article

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