Abstract
20Jan 2017 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF OBESITY IN ARAR CITY, NORTHERN SAUDI ARABIA. Abdullah Barghash k. Alanazi , HaninHamadAlmdhour , Raghad Mubarak Aljuhaysh , Mohammed Barghash Kareem Alanazi , Tahani Baqqan S Alenezi , Marzook Khalid k. Alshammari , Munif Saleh Alanazi , Afaf Meshal Almajlad , Duaa Mohammed Ali Alahdal and Hasan Mohammed Alarawi. Faculty Of Medicine, Northern Border University. Intern, Faculty Of Medicine, Northern Border University. Internal Medicine Resident At King Fahad Medical city. Finished Internship, Faculty Of Medicine, Northern Border University. Family Medicine Resident At Alquayeyah PHCC. Intern, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies. Intern, Faculty Of Medicine, Alfaisal University.
Highlights
Obesity is a common health problem and rapidly increasing among Saudi Arabians
Obesity was found in 32.2% of females and 44.6% of males while 26.1% of females and 30.4% of males were overweight. (P value = 0.002)
A community-based multiple strategies are required to combat with increasing rate of obesity and its subsequent complications such as diabetes, coronary artery disease, hypertension and osteoarthritis
Summary
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF OBESITY IN ARAR CITY, NORTHERN SAUDI ARABIA. HaninHamadAlmdhour, Raghad Mubarak Aljuhaysh, Mohammed Barghash Kareem Alanazi, Tahani Baqqan S Alenezi, Marzook Khalid k. Alshammari, Munif Saleh Alanazi, Afaf Meshal Almajlad, Duaa Mohammed Ali Alahdal and Hasan Mohammed Alarawi. 1. Faculty Of Medicine, Northern Border University. 2. Intern, Faculty Of Medicine, Northern Border University. 3. Internal Medicine Resident At King Fahad Medical city. 4. Finished Internship, Faculty Of Medicine, Northern Border University. 5. Family Medicine Resident At Alquayeyah PHCC. 6. Intern, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies. 7. Intern, Faculty Of Medicine, Alfaisal University
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