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ArticleBMC pediatrics2019

Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among Palestinian school-age children and the associated risk factors: a cross sectional study.

Saad Al-Lahham, Nidal Jaradat, Mohammad Altamimi, Ola Anabtawi, Alma Irshid, Malik AlQub, Majdi Dwikat, Fouad Nafaa, Lama Badran, Rawan Mohareb and 6 more

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Article in BMC pediatrics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Saad Al-LahhamDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine. saedallahham@gmail.com.
Nidal JaradatDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Mohammad AltamimiDepartment of Nutrition and food technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Ola AnabtawiDepartment of Nutrition and food technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Alma IrshidDepartment of Nutrition and food technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Malik AlQubDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Majdi DwikatDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Fouad NafaaDepartment of Surgery, Rafidia Hospital, Nablus, Palestine.
Lama BadranDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Rawan MoharebDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Reema HajiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Tareq AqqadDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Sadeq JayyabDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Budour Abu GhoshDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Rina TaherDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Hamzeh Al ZabadiPublic Health Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
An-Najah National University · PS

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChildhood obesity is rising in developed and developing countries, while childhood underweight is rising mainly in developing countries. Childhood underweight has been shown to increase a child's risk of rapid weight gain. Overweight and obese children are more likely to become obese adults, which increases the risk of type-II diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Studies concerning obesity among Palestinian children are scarce. The prevalence of obesity among Palestinian children has increased from 3 to 6% within 5 years in comparison to the worldwide rise from 1 to 7%, within 41 years. We aim to determine the current prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among Palestinian school-age children and to assess the role of dietary and sociodemographic factors. METHODOLOGY: A cross sectional study was conducted in Palestine in 2017. A total of 1320 school-age children and their 2640 corresponding parents were recruited. A written questionnaire was filled out by the parents. Anthropometric indices were measured and categorized according to the Center for Disease Control and prevention (CDC).

resultsThe mean ± SD age of the children was 9.5 ± 1.5 years and 48.8% were females. The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among the children was approximately 7.3% (95% CI = 5.9-8.8%), 14.5% (95% CI = 12.7-16.6%) and 15.7% (95% CI = 13.8-17.8%) respectively. Multinomial logistic regression analysis demonstrated a significant correlation of waist circumference, age, gender and living place with the body mass indexes of the students.

conclusionOur findings highlighted the accelerated increase in the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity (37.5%) among Palestinian children within a very short time in comparison to the globe. Therefore, Interventions aiming to prevent obesity and underweight at an early stage might be vital to avoid obesity later in life and its health-related co-morbidities, e.g. type-II diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

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ChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle EastPediatric ObesityPrevalenceRisk FactorsThinnessChildhood obesityChildhood overweightChildhood underweightDietary factors and socio-demographic factors

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