Table 5.
Comparison between studies evaluating adolescents' AMD in different Mediterranean countries.
| Country | AMD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Low (%) | Moderate (%) | High (%) | ||
| Present study | Lebanon | 15 to 18 | 43.0 | 41.2 | 15.8 |
| Roccaldo et al. [16] | Italy | 13 to 16 | 32.8 | 62.2 | 5.0 |
| Cömert et al. [13] | Turkey | 10 to 16 | 40.6 | 51.6 | 7.7 |
| Grao-Cruces et al. [18] | Spain | 11 to 18 | 12.2 | 56.9 | 30.9 |
| Mariscal-Arcas et al. [19] | Southern Spain | 8 to 16 | 2.0 | 51.1 | 46.9 |
| Lazarou et al. [10] | Cyprus | 6 to 12 | 29.0 | 55.5 | 6.7 |
| Chatzi et al. [15] | Crete | 6 to 18 | 27.9 | 43.8 | 28.3 |
| Mazaraki et al. [17] | Greece | 12 to 17 | 42.0 | 51.2 | 6.8 |