AlTamimi Jozaa Z, Alshwaiyat Naseem M, AlFaris Nora A, AlKehayez Nora M, Ahmad Aryati, Alagal Reham I
Department of Physical Sports Sciences, College of Education, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Int J Gen Med. 2022 Mar 24;15:3333-3343. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S359639. eCollection 2022.
This study was conducted to determine differences in overweight and obesity prevalence and the associated sociodemographic variables among middle-aged men from twelve Middle Eastern and Asian countries living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
This is a cross-sectional study. The study sample was chosen randomly using a stratified clustered sampling technique. The weight and height of 1800 middle-aged men (36 to 59 years) from twelve Middle Eastern and Asian countries living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were measured using standardized methods. Face-to-face interviews were used to gather sociodemographic information from participants.
Overweight and obesity were reported among 51.9% and 14.7% of participants, respectively. Nationality was a predictor of overweight and obesity. Subjects from Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia had the lowest (41.0%) and highest (85.1%) rates of overweight and obesity, respectively. Increasing age, staying in Saudi Arabia for a longer period, being single, and earning a high monthly income were associated with a significantly higher risk of overweight and obesity among the participants.
The findings revealed significant differences in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among participants from different countries living in Saudi Arabia. Sociodemographic variables associated with overweight and obesity among participants were identified.
本研究旨在确定居住在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的来自12个中东和亚洲国家的中年男性在超重和肥胖患病率以及相关社会人口统计学变量方面的差异。
这是一项横断面研究。采用分层整群抽样技术随机选取研究样本。使用标准化方法测量了居住在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的来自12个中东和亚洲国家的1800名中年男性（36至59岁）的体重和身高。通过面对面访谈收集参与者的社会人口统计学信息。
分别有51.9%和14.7%的参与者报告超重和肥胖。国籍是超重和肥胖的一个预测因素。来自孟加拉国和沙特阿拉伯的受试者超重和肥胖率分别最低（41.0%）和最高（85.1%）。年龄增加、在沙特阿拉伯停留时间较长、单身以及月收入较高与参与者中超重和肥胖风险显著较高相关。
研究结果揭示了居住在沙特阿拉伯的不同国家参与者在超重和肥胖患病率方面存在显著差异。确定了与参与者超重和肥胖相关的社会人口统计学变量。
