Prevalence of Obesity in Hail Region, KSA: In a Comprehensive Survey

Background. Obesity contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. We, therefore, aimed to provide epidemiological data on the prevalence of obesity in Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methodology. Data were collected during cross-sectional survey which included 5000 Saudi...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Hussain Gadelkarim, Ginawi, Ibrahim Abdelmajeed, Elasbali, Abdelbaset Mohamed, Ashankyty, Ibraheem M., Al-hazimi, Awdah M.
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Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4099258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25057414
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/961861
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author Ahmed, Hussain Gadelkarim
Ginawi, Ibrahim Abdelmajeed
Elasbali, Abdelbaset Mohamed
Ashankyty, Ibraheem M.
Al-hazimi, Awdah M.
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Ginawi, Ibrahim Abdelmajeed
Elasbali, Abdelbaset Mohamed
Ashankyty, Ibraheem M.
Al-hazimi, Awdah M.
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description Background. Obesity contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. We, therefore, aimed to provide epidemiological data on the prevalence of obesity in Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methodology. Data were collected during cross-sectional survey which included 5000 Saudi selected from 30 primary health care centers (PHCs) in Hail Region. Results. The overall prevalence of obesity in Hail was 63.6%. Moreover, the prevalence of males was 56.2% and the prevalence of females was 71%. Conclusion. Obesity is prevalent in the Hail Region which necessitates urgent interventions including health education.
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spelling pubmed-40992582014-07-23 Prevalence of Obesity in Hail Region, KSA: In a Comprehensive Survey Ahmed, Hussain Gadelkarim Ginawi, Ibrahim Abdelmajeed Elasbali, Abdelbaset Mohamed Ashankyty, Ibraheem M. Al-hazimi, Awdah M. J Obes Research Article Background. Obesity contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. We, therefore, aimed to provide epidemiological data on the prevalence of obesity in Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methodology. Data were collected during cross-sectional survey which included 5000 Saudi selected from 30 primary health care centers (PHCs) in Hail Region. Results. The overall prevalence of obesity in Hail was 63.6%. Moreover, the prevalence of males was 56.2% and the prevalence of females was 71%. Conclusion. Obesity is prevalent in the Hail Region which necessitates urgent interventions including health education. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-06-25 /pmc/articles/PMC4099258/ /pubmed/25057414 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/961861 Text en Copyright © 2014 Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Prevalence of Obesity in Hail Region, KSA: In a Comprehensive Survey
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4099258/
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