Table 3.
Country | Date of survey | Sample size | Sex | Age (year) | % Overweight | % Obesity | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bahrain | 2007 | 863 | M | 20–65 | 34.8 | 32.3 | [33] |
906 | F | 31.1 | 40.3 | ||||
Iran | 2004-2005 | 45082 | M | 15–65 | 42.8 | 11.1 | [34] |
44322 | F | 57.0 | 25.2 | ||||
Kuwait | 2007 | 918 | M | 20–65 | 38.9 | 39.2 | [35] |
1362 | F | 28.9 | 53.0 | ||||
Lebanon | 1995-96 | 501 | M | 20–70 | 43.4 | 14.3 | [27] |
715 | F | 30.6 | 15.5 | ||||
Libya | 2000 | 334 | M | 15–50 | 19.2 | 5.8 | [36] |
350 | F | 21.1 | 7.1 | ||||
Morocco | 1998-99 | 9120 | M | 18+ | 28.0 | 5.7 | [37] |
8200 | F | 33.0 | 18.3 | ||||
Oman | 2000 | 3076 | M | 20–70 | 30.6 | 15.5 | [38] |
3367 | F | 27.2 | 22.3 | ||||
Palestine | 2002 | 1534 | F | 15–49 | — | 10.9 | [39] |
Saudi Arabia | 2005 | 1658 | M | 25–65 | 43.0 | 31.5 | [40] |
1621 | F | 28.8 | 50.4 | ||||
Tunisia | 2005 | 2379 | M | 35–70 | 51.7 | 37.0 | [41] |
2964 | F | 71.1 | 13.3 |