Family Medicine & Medical Science Research
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Abdulmoein E Al-Agha

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• Research Article
  The Effect of Socioeconomic Status, Number of Siblings and Parental of Education on Children Body Mass Index at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Cross Sectional Study
  Author(s): Abdulmoein E Al-Agha, Bara’ah O Tatwany, Duaa A Aiash, Lobna A Mandourah and Nisreen T Abukhalil Abdulmoein E Al-Agha, Bara’ah O Tatwany, Duaa A Aiash, Lobna A Mandourah and Nisreen T Abukhalil
  
  Objective: To assess the effect of socioeconomic status, number of family members and parental educational level on children’s body mass index (BMI). Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2014-2015 among children and adolescents aged 2-18 years old, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. They were visiting an ambulatory clinic at King Abdulaziz University Hospital. A representative sample of 521 children was collected using questionnaires completed by health personnel. Height and weight of the children were measured by trained health personnel and BMI was calculated. Results: The prevalence rates of overweight, obese and severely obese children were 36, 154, and 162 respectively. Children were more to be obese if they had families with low income (P-value=0.015), compared to families with high income. Obesity rates decrease when the family consists of four or less members. In con.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2327-4972.1000184

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