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. 2014 Dec;32(4):634–645.

Table 5.

Comparison of obesity prevalence in the present study with those from previous local studies

Reference (Ref. No.) City or region Sample- size Obesity definition Age (years) Overweight (%) Obesity (%) Overweight+obesity
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Present study 3 major cities 2,908 IOTF 14-19 19.5 20.8 24.1 14 43.6 34.8
El Mouzan et al., 2010 (13) National 7,251 WHO 13-18 24.8 28.4 11.2 10 36 38.4
Al-Doussary et al., 2010 (38) Eastern Province 1,609 CDC 14-18 18 20.3 26.4 19.3 44.4 39.6
Collison et al., 2010 (25) Riyadh 6,078 CDC

  • 14-16

  • 17-19

  • 14.3

  • 13.0

  • 17.2

  • 17.7

  • 28.2

  • 29.7

  • 16.8

  • 13.3

  • 42.5

  • 42.7

  • 34

  • 31
Mahfouz et al., 2008 (31) Abha 2,696 WHO 11-19 11 - 5 - 16 -
Al-Saeed et al., 2007 (32) Al-Khobar 151 IOTF 15-17 - 27.8 - 13.9 - 41.7
Farghaly et al., 2007 (33) Abha 98 WHO 16.5 8.7 13.8 11.6 20.7 20.3 34.5
Al-Almaie, 2005 (34) Al-Khobar 1,766 IOTF 14-19 14.1 20.2 16.7 10.9 30.8 31.1
Al-Rukban, 2003 (36) Riyadh 894 WHO 12-20 13.8 - 20.5 - 34.3 -
Abalkhail et al., 2002 (37) Jeddah 1,801 WHO

  • 13-15

  • 16-21

  • 13.7

  • 14.9

  • 15

  • 13.7

  • 28.7

  • 28.6
El-Hazmi and Warsi, 2002 (37) National 5,842 IOTF 12-18 14.5 15.6 5.8 6.9 20.3 22.5
Abahussain et al., 1999 (38) Al-Khobar 676 WHO 12-19 - - - - - 28.1
Al-Nuaim et al., 1996 (39) National 3,223 NCHS/CDC 14-18 11.3 - 20.5 - 31.8 -

CDC=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Reference Standards, 2000; IOTF=International Obesity Task Force Reference Standards, 2000; NCHS/CDC=National Center for Health Statistics/CDC 1977; WHO=World Health Organization Reference Standards, 1995 and 2007