Prevalence of overweight and obesity among police officers in Riyadh City and risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Abstract Background Despite the prevalence of overweight and obesity and increases in associated diseases such as diabetes and heart disease in the Saudi population, no studies have addressed the spread of obesity among Saudi police officers. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the prevalen...

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Main Authors: Abdullah S. Alghamdi, Mohammed A. Yahya, Ghedeir M. Alshammari, Magdi A. Osman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-017-0467-9