Table 3.
Comparison between IOTF and CDC reference standards in prevalence of overweight and obesity in seven Arab countries.
| Country | Sex | Overweight | % difference | Obesity | % difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOTF | CDC | IOTF | CDC | ||||
| Algeria | M | 9.3 | 4.6 | −4.7 | 4.1 | 5.6 | +1.5 |
| F | 15.5 | 12.1 | −3.40 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| Jordan | M | 21.6 | 15.9 | −5.7 | 10.2 | 13.1 | +2.9 |
| F | 17.5 | 14.2 | −3.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 | +0.6 | |
| Kuwait | M | 25.6 | 15.4 | −10.2 | 34.8 | 42.1 | +7.3 |
| F | 20.8 | 17.7 | −3.10 | 20.6 | 21.1 | +0.5 | |
| Libya | M | 16.4 | 11.1 | −5.3 | 9.6 | 12.6 | +3.0 |
| F | 26.6 | 20.9 | −5.7 | 10.0 | 11.4 | +1.4 | |
| Palestine | M | 12.7 | 8.6 | −4.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 | +0.9 |
| F | 12.5 | 10.5 | −2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +0.0 | |
| Syria | M | 20.3 | 13.5 | −6.8 | 6.7 | 7.5 | +0.8 |
| F | 20.1 | 15.8 | −4.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | +0.2 | |
| UAE | M | 16.8 | 11.1 | −5.7 | 19.1 | 22.5 | +3.4 |
| F | 13.6 | 11.5 | −2.1 | 6.6 | 7.0 | +0.4 | |
CDC reference: overweight 85th centile to <95th centile of BMI for age and sex.
Obesity ≥95th centile of BMI for age and sex.