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Lifestyle habits and obesity indices among male adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Obesity among adolescents is a global health apprehension which requires early prevention. The aim of this study was to determine the association between lifestyle habits including physical activity, sedentary behaviors and eating habits with obesity indices of body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hei...

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Autores principales: Alhowikan, Abdulrahman Mohammed, Alsharqawy, Nagwa Ebrahim, Alazmaa, Nouf Nawaf, Saeed, Abdullah Ibrahim, Alhazzani, Yasser Abdullah, Alhowaish, Nasser Yousef, Yahya, Abdulaziz Fahad Bin, Alhozaimi, Zeyad Ahmed, Aleid, Naif Eid, Alhussain, Maha H.
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Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10372041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37495635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37920-5
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author Alhowikan, Abdulrahman Mohammed
Alsharqawy, Nagwa Ebrahim
Alazmaa, Nouf Nawaf
Saeed, Abdullah Ibrahim
Alhazzani, Yasser Abdullah
Alhowaish, Nasser Yousef
Yahya, Abdulaziz Fahad Bin
Alhozaimi, Zeyad Ahmed
Aleid, Naif Eid
Alhussain, Maha H.
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Alsharqawy, Nagwa Ebrahim
Alazmaa, Nouf Nawaf
Saeed, Abdullah Ibrahim
Alhazzani, Yasser Abdullah
Alhowaish, Nasser Yousef
Yahya, Abdulaziz Fahad Bin
Alhozaimi, Zeyad Ahmed
Aleid, Naif Eid
Alhussain, Maha H.
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description Obesity among adolescents is a global health apprehension which requires early prevention. The aim of this study was to determine the association between lifestyle habits including physical activity, sedentary behaviors and eating habits with obesity indices of body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) among male adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We randomly selected 471 secondary school male adolescents aged 14–18 years. A pre-validated self-reported questionnaire was used to record the data on physical activity level, sedentary behaviors, sleep duration and eating habits. The International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cutoff values for adolescents under 18 years of age were used to define overweight and obesity. Total energy expenditure was calculated using metabolic equivalent-minutes per week. Anthropometry including weight, height, BMI, waist circumference, waist/height ratio (WHtR), were assessed. 53.7% and 48.4% of the adolescents were overweight/obese and had abdominal obesity; respectively. Those with overweight and obesity or above 50% of WHtR were much less active in terms of METs-min/week from vigorous-intensity sports, sum of all METs-min/week from all vigorous-intensity physical activity, total METs-min/week from all physical activity compared with non-obese adolescents and below 50% of WHtR. The present study identified the lifestyle habits that were associated with obesity and may represent valid targets for the prevention and management of obesity among Saudi adolescents. Knowledge of the factors that contribute to obesity could be used in preventive programs for the control of obesity among adolescents.
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spelling pubmed-103720412023-07-28 Lifestyle habits and obesity indices among male adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Alhowikan, Abdulrahman Mohammed Alsharqawy, Nagwa Ebrahim Alazmaa, Nouf Nawaf Saeed, Abdullah Ibrahim Alhazzani, Yasser Abdullah Alhowaish, Nasser Yousef Yahya, Abdulaziz Fahad Bin Alhozaimi, Zeyad Ahmed Aleid, Naif Eid Alhussain, Maha H. Sci Rep Article Obesity among adolescents is a global health apprehension which requires early prevention. The aim of this study was to determine the association between lifestyle habits including physical activity, sedentary behaviors and eating habits with obesity indices of body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) among male adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We randomly selected 471 secondary school male adolescents aged 14–18 years. A pre-validated self-reported questionnaire was used to record the data on physical activity level, sedentary behaviors, sleep duration and eating habits. The International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cutoff values for adolescents under 18 years of age were used to define overweight and obesity. Total energy expenditure was calculated using metabolic equivalent-minutes per week. Anthropometry including weight, height, BMI, waist circumference, waist/height ratio (WHtR), were assessed. 53.7% and 48.4% of the adolescents were overweight/obese and had abdominal obesity; respectively. Those with overweight and obesity or above 50% of WHtR were much less active in terms of METs-min/week from vigorous-intensity sports, sum of all METs-min/week from all vigorous-intensity physical activity, total METs-min/week from all physical activity compared with non-obese adolescents and below 50% of WHtR. The present study identified the lifestyle habits that were associated with obesity and may represent valid targets for the prevention and management of obesity among Saudi adolescents. Knowledge of the factors that contribute to obesity could be used in preventive programs for the control of obesity among adolescents. Nature Publishing Group UK 2023-07-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10372041/ /pubmed/37495635 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37920-5 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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Alhowaish, Nasser Yousef
Yahya, Abdulaziz Fahad Bin
Alhozaimi, Zeyad Ahmed
Aleid, Naif Eid
Alhussain, Maha H.
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