Prevalence and association of female weight status and dietary habits with sociodemographic factors: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 784-796

  Khalaf, Atika ^a   Westergren, Albert ^a   Berggren, Vanja ^b   Ekblom, Örjan ^c   Al Hazzaa, Hazzaa M ^d  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Nutritional habits; Overweight obesity; Saudi Arabia; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY SIZE; FATHER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FATHERS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; THINNESS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923987970     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014001797     Document Type: Article

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