Alagal Reham I, AlFaris Nora A, AlTamimi Jozaa Z, Alshwaiyat Naseem M, Ahmad Aryati, Alzaheb Riyadh A, AlKehayez Nora M
Department of Physical Sports Sciences, College of Education, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus 21300, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Apr 6;10(4):690. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10040690.
This study was conducted to assess differences in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among young men from twelve Middle Eastern and Asian countries who live in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
This study used a cross-sectional design and was conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The body weight and height of 3600 young men (aged 20 to 35 years) were measured using standardized methods. The sociodemographic characteristics of the participants were collected using face-to-face interviews.
Overweight and obesity was reported in 48.3% of the study sample; 42.2% were overweight, and 6.2% were obese. The overweight and obesity rate was associated with the nationality of the participants. The lowest rate of overweight and obesity was observed among participants from Bangladesh (19.4%), while the highest rate was reported among participants from Egypt (67.5%). Older age and longer residency duration were associated with overweight and obesity risk among the subjects.
The outcomes revealed a fairly high prevalence of overweight and obesity among participants. The notable disparity in overweight and obesity rates among participants of different nationalities is confirmed. The risk of overweight and obesity among young men in Saudi Arabia is associated with nationality, age, and residency duration.
本研究旨在评估居住在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的12个中东和亚洲国家青年男性中超重和肥胖患病率的差异。
本研究采用横断面设计，在沙特阿拉伯利雅得进行。使用标准化方法测量了3600名青年男性（年龄在20至35岁之间）的体重和身高。通过面对面访谈收集了参与者的社会人口学特征。
研究样本中有48.3%的人报告超重和肥胖；42.2%的人超重，6.2%的人肥胖。超重和肥胖率与参与者的国籍有关。来自孟加拉国的参与者中超重和肥胖率最低（19.4%），而来自埃及的参与者中报告的超重和肥胖率最高（67.5%）。年龄较大和居住时间较长与受试者超重和肥胖风险相关。
结果显示参与者中超重和肥胖的患病率相当高。不同国籍参与者超重和肥胖率的显著差异得到证实。沙特阿拉伯青年男性超重和肥胖的风险与国籍、年龄和居住时间有关。
