Overweight and Obesity among Adolescents in Bahrain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4765643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zahra Bader (Ministry of Health), Abdulrahman O Musaiger (0000-0002-8206-8169), Khaldoon Al-Roomi, Khaldoon Al‐Roomi (0000-0003-4294-4168), Reshma D''Souza, Reshma D'Souza, Reshma D’Souza |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 401-407 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropologischer Anzeiger (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5548 • E-ISSN: 2363-7099 |
| Publisher | S ch we iz er ba rt (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1127/aa/66/2008/401 |
| PMID | 19216180 |
| OpenAlex | W171713577 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity amongst adolescents in Bahrain. The subjects consisted of grades 1-3 secondary school students (336 males and 396 females) between the ages 15-18 years, selected using a multi-stage stratified random sampling technique from government schools from all the governorates of Bahrain, representing about 3% of the target population. The mean height in males and females ranged between 162.9-171.3 cm and 157.4-159.9 cm, respectively, while the mean weight ranged between 59-72 kg and 59-66 kg, respectively. The proportion of those underweight was higher in males (8.6%) compared to that in females (2.3%). The highest proportion of normal weight was observed at the age of 15 years in both the male and female adolescents (66.0%). The prevalence of overweight and obesity was higher in female (17.4% and 19.4%) compared to the male (15.8% and 13.7%) adolescents. Although compared to previous reports, a decline in the body mass index (BMI) was observed for both the genders in Bahrain. We believe that the launch of intervention programs at a national level to educate school authorities, parents and concerned health professionals alike, is urgently required.
Body mass index · Environmental health · Obesity · Overweight · Population · Stratified sampling · Underweight · Birth, Development, and Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |