Table 6.
Prevalence of overweight (BMI ≥ 25) and obesity (BMI ≥ 30) among adults in urban and rural areas in selected EMR countries.
| Country | Date of survey | Sample size | Gender | % Overweight | % Obesity | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U* | R* | U | R | |||||
| Egypt | 1998-1999 | 1974 | M | 45.3 | 28.1 | 20.0 | 6.0 | [58] |
| 2909 | F | 39.6 | 36.5 | 45.2 | 20.8 | |||
| Iran | 2004-2005 | 45082 | M | 35.3 | 25.9 | 12.4 | 8.1 | [34] |
| 44322 | F | 34.2 | 29.2 | 27.1 | 19.8 | |||
| Morocco | 1998-1999 | 6878 | M | 24.1 | 17.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | [45] |
| 7153 | F | 31.1 | 25.8 | 19.1 | 11.1 | |||
| Oman | 2000 | 3076 | M | 31.5 | 28.2 | 17.0 | 11.4 | [38] |
| 3367 | F | 27.3 | 27.2 | 25.1 | 14.7 | |||
| Palestine (West Bank) | 2003 | 387 | M | — | — | 30.6 | 18.1 | [60] |
| 549 | F | — | — | 49.1 | 36.8 | |||
| Saudi Arabia | 1995–2000 | 8215/9008 | M/F | 36.9 | 36.9 | 39.7 | 27.0 | [61] |
*U: urban, R: rural.