Obesity among adolescents in five Arab countries; relative to gender and age / La obesidad entre los adolescentes en cinco países árabes; en relación con el género y la edad
Kuwaiti adolescents showed the highest prevalence of overweight and obesity among both males and females, compared to their counterparts in other countries. There was no trend in the proportion of overweight and obesity by age in any of the countries included in the study.
Conclusion:
Adolescent obesity has reached a critical level in the Arab countries. Therefore there is an urgent need to establish programs to prevent and control obesity among schoolchildren in these countries (AU)
la obesidad en adolescentes ha alcanzado un nivel crítico en los países árabes. Por lo tanto, existe la necesidad urgente de establecer programas para prevenir y controlar la obesidad en los escolares de estos países (AU)