Prevalence and determinants of overweight/obesity among school-aged adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of private and public schools

Prevalence and determinants of overweight/obesity among school-aged adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of private and public schools

Objectives To estimate the prevalence and predictors of obesity among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Private and public secondary schools.Participants Adolescents aged 13–19 years; 434 (46.6%) from private schools and 498 (53.4%) from public schools.Meas...

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Main Authors: Wegdan Baniissa, Hadia Radwan, Rachel Rossiter, Randa Fakhry, Nabeel Al-Yateem, Arwa Al-Shujairi, Soultana Macridis, Abeer A Farghaly, Lin Naing, Manal A Awad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/12/e038667.full

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