Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associations with socioeconomic indicators: the study of health and activity among adolescents in Kuwait.

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Kuwait is one of the Arab countries with the highest prevalence of overweight or obesity. However, few studies have described the prevalence of obesity in this country. The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Kuwaiti adolescents; and to examine the association of overweight and obesity status with familial socioeconomic status (SES).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Minerva Pediatr

Title: Minerva pediatrica

Publisher: Edizioni Minerva Medica

ISSN (Electronic): 1827-1715

ISSN (Print): 0026-4946

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 2019

Volume: 71

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Charles Perkins Center, Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia - juan.reylopez@sydney.edu.au.

[2 ] Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK.

[3 ] School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.

[4 ] Population Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.

[5 ] Charles Perkins Center, Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

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Publisher Item ID: S0026-4946.18.04911-3

DOI: 10.23736/S0026-4946.18.04911-3

PubMed ID: 29460550

SO-VID: 1a84bfea-1755-4d5c-9f36-34d2b89a25a4

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