Prevalence and determinants of overweight/obesity among school-aged adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of private and public schools

Wegdan Baniissa,Hadia Radwan,Sanah Hasan,Nabeel Al-Yateem,Soultana Macridis,Randa Fakhry,Arwa Al-Shujairi,Lin Naing,Manal A Awad,Rachel Rossiter,Abeer A Farghaly

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038667

Prevalence and determinants of overweight/obesity among school-aged adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of private and public schools

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038667

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Journal: BMJ open	Publication Date: Dec 1, 2020
Citations: 19	License type: open-access

Affiliation: University of Sharjah, Ajman University, University of Alberta, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Charles Sturt University, Cairo University

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ObjectivesTo estimate the prevalence and predictors of obesity among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingPrivate and public secondary schools.ParticipantsAdolescents aged 13–19 years; 434 (46.6%) from private schools and 498...

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