The Relationship between Lifestyle Factors and Obesity Indices among Adolescents in Qatar.

Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour and an unhealthy diet are factors that may increase weight and general and/or abdominal obesity. To evaluate the relationship between general and abdominal obesity and lifestyle factors among adolescents in Qatar. The study data are based on the Arab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS).

Fast foods perception among adolescents by gender and weight status.

Background: Fast food restaurants have become widespread in both developed and developing countries due to nutritional and economic transitions. The frequency of fast food intake is relatively high among adolescents; however, fast food consumption is positively associated with total energy intake and obesity in adolescents.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the perception of Jordanian adolescents towards fast foods relative to gender and obesity.

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in eight Arab countries: comparison between two international standards (ARABEAT-2).

Objective: The aim of this study was to highlight the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in eight Arab countries.

Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted in eight Arab countries: Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Tunisia. The total sample included was 6,447 adolescents aged 15-18 years (3,111 males, 3,336 females).

Is emotional eating a problem of concern among adolescents in poor countries? An example from Sudan.

Objective: Although emotional eating is positively associated with serious health problems such as obesity and eating disorders, it is rarely investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of emotional eating among urban adolescents in Sudan, one of the poorest countries in the world.

Methods: A multistage stratified sampling method was used to select adolescents aged 14-18 years from governmental schools in Khartoum State, the capital of Sudan.

Association between mass media and body weight concern among Jordanian adolescents' residents of Amman: the role of gender and obesity.

Objectives: Body image in the mass media promotes an unrealistic picture of body shape that leads to body dissatisfaction among adolescentsQuery. Therefore, the study presented in this paper aimed to assess the association between mass media and adolescents' weight concerns and perceptions of body weight and shape.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on school adolescents aged between 15 and 18 years during the academic year 2013-2014.

Disordered Eating Attitudes Among University Students in Kuwait: The Role of Gender and Obesity.

Background: This study aimed to highlight the proportion of disordered eating attitudes among university students in Kuwait by gender and obesity.

Methods: A sample of 530 Kuwaiti university students was selected from four universities in Kuwait (203 men and 327 women). The eating attitudes test-26 was used to determine disordered eating attitudes.

Obesity, Dietary Habits, and Sedentary Behaviors Among Adolescents in Sudan: Alarming Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases in a Poor Country.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of obesity, dietary habits, and sedentary patterns among Sudanese adolescents.

Methods: A multistage stratified sampling method was used to select 945 adolescents (507 males and 438 females) aged 14 to 18 years, from Khartoum State, Sudan. A self-reported pretested questionnaire was used to collect the data.

Obesity, unhealthy dietary habits and sedentary behaviors among university students in Sudan: growing risks for chronic diseases in a poor country.

Objective: This study aimed to highlight nutritional status, dietary habits and sedentary patterns among university students in Khartoum state, Sudan.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 400 university students (183 males and 217 females) from University of Khartoum, Sudan. A pre-validated self-reported questionnaire was used to collect the data.

Assessment of vitamin D levels in newly diagnosed children with type 1 diabetes mellitus comparing two methods of measurement: a facility's experience in the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain.

Background: The number of children being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is on the rise and has more than doubled in the past 10 years in Bahrain. Some studies have linked low vitamin D levels with an increased risk of diabetes. There are concerns regarding the variations in circulating 25(OH)D levels measured by different laboratories and by using different analytical techniques.

Dietary habits and sedentary behaviors among health science university students in Bahrain.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the dietary patterns and sedentary behaviors among university students in Bahrain.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with students of the College of Health Sciences in Bahrain using a self-reported questionnaire. All the students enrolled in this college were included in this study (642 students; 90 males and 552 females).

Relative Contribution of Obesity, Sedentary Behaviors and Dietary Habits to Sleep Duration Among Kuwaiti Adolescents.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether body mass index (BMI), eating habits and sedentary behaviours were associated with sleep duration among Kuwaiti adolescents. The study is part of the Arab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS), which is a school-based cross-sectional multi-center collaborative study. A sample of 906 adolescents (boys and girls) aged 14-19 years was randomly selected from 6 Kuwaiti Governances using a multistage stratified cluster sampling technique.

Body weight concern among female university students in five Arab countries--a preliminary cross-cultural study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore some body weight concerns among females at university in five Arab countries.

Methods: The sample comprised 1,134 females aged 17-32 from universities in five Arab countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Oman and Syria. A pretested questionnaire was used to determine the aspects of body weight concern.

Gender differences in leisure-time versus non-leisure-time physical activity among Saudi adolescents.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to examine the gender differences and predictors of leisure versus non-leisure time physical activities among Saudi adolescents aged 14-19 years.

Materials And Method: The multistage stratified cluster random sampling technique was used. A sample of 1,388 males and 1,500 females enrolled in secondary schools in three major cities in Saudi Arabia was included.

The impact of dietary habits and metabolic risk factors on cardiovascular and diabetes mortality in countries of the Middle East and North Africa in 2010: a comparative risk assessment analysis.

Objective/design: We conducted a comparative risk assessment analysis to estimate the cardiometabolic disease (CMD) mortality attributable to 11 dietary and 4 metabolic risk factors in 20 countries of the Middle East by age, sex and time. The national exposure distributions were obtained from a systematic search of multiple databases. Missing exposure data were estimated using a multilevel Bayesian hierarchical model.

Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and abdominal obesity among urban Saudi adolescents: gender and regional variations.

The nutrition transition with associated lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases has rapidly reached many developing countries, including Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and abdominal obesity among Saudi adolescents. This school-based multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted during 2009-2010 in three major cities in Saudi Arabia: Al-Khobar, Jeddah, and Riyadh.

Attitudes and practices of complementary and alternative medicine among adolescents in Saudi Arabia.

The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes and use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among Saudi Arabian adolescents. A multistage stratified sampling method was used to select 736 adolescents (358 males, 378 females) aged 15-19 years from secondary schools. The study was carried out in Al-Khobar city, Eastern region of Saudi Arabia.

Socio-demographic and dietary factors associated with obesity among female university students in Jordan.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the socio-demographic and dietary factors that may be associated with obesity among female university students in Jordan.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 406 female students recruited from two universities in Jordan. Data were collected through self-reporting, using a previously validated questionnaire.

Consumption, health attitudes and perception toward fast food among Arab consumers in Kuwait: gender differences.

This study aimed to investigate gender differences in the fast food intake, health attitudes, and perceptions of fast food among adult Arab consumers aged 19 to 65 years in Kuwait. A total of 499 consumers (252 males, 247 females) were selected at convenience from three shopping malls in Kuwait City. The consumers were interviewed using a specially designed questionnaire.

Physical activity and dietary habits among Moroccan adolescents.

Objective: The study aimed to detail the lifestyle (physical activity and dietary habits) of Moroccan adolescents.

Design: Cross-sectional study undertaken in the framework of the ATLS (Arab Teens Lifestyle Study).

Setting: Physical activity and dietary habits were determined using a validated questionnaire in public secondary schools.

Dietary habits and physical activity levels in Jordanian adolescents attending private versus public schools.

The present study examined differences in dietary habits and physical activity levels between students attending private and public high schools in Jordan. A total of 386 secondary-school males and 349 females aged 14-18 years were randomly recruited using a multistage, stratified, cluster sampling technique. Dietary habits and physical activity level were self-reported in a validated questionnaire.

Dietary habits and lifestyle among adolescents in Damascus, Syria.

Introduction: Dietary and lifestyle behaviours among adolescents are risk factors for several chronic diseases in adulthood.

Objective: To examine the differences in dietary habits and lifestyle between male and female adolescents in Syria.

Materials And Method: A cross-sectional multi-stage stratified sampling study was carried out on adolescents, 15-18-years-old, in Damascus, Syria.

Anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics of active and inactive Saudi and British adolescents.

Objectives: To compare the anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics of active and inactive adolescents in Saudi Arabia and Britain.

Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted at four cities in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh and Al-Khobar; N = 1,648) and Britain (Birmingham and Coventry; N = 1,158). The participants (14- to 18-year-olds) were randomly selected using a multistage stratified cluster sampling.

Eating habits, inactivity, and sedentary behavior among adolescents in Iraq: sex differences in the hidden risks of noncommunicable diseases.

Background: Noncommunicable diseases have become the main causes of death in several developing countries. There is a severe shortage of information about the risk factors for these diseases in Iraq.

Objective: To explore the eating habits, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors of adolescents in Mosul City, Iraq, as risk factors for noncommunicable diseases.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices toward energy drinks among adolescents in Saudi Arabia.

The objective of this study is to explore the knowledge, attitudes and intake of energy drinks among adolescents in Saudi Arabia. A multi-stage stratified sampling procedure was carried out to select 1061 school children aged 12-19 years, from Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. A short self-reported questionnaire was administrated in order to collect the data.

Risk of disordered eating attitudes among male adolescents in five Emirates of the United Arab Emirates.

Objective: The aim of this study was to highlight the prevalence of disordered eating attitudes among male adolescents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Method: A multistage stratified sampling method was used to select 731 male students aged 15-18 years from five Emirates of the UAE. The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) was used to determine the prevalence of disordered eating attitudes in students.