The Complex Etiology of Childhood Obesity in Arabs Is Highlighted by a Combination of Biological and Socio-Economic Factors
Objectives: To identify predictors of childhood and adolescent obesity in Kuwaitis with Arab ethnicity.Methods: A cross-sectional sample of 6–18 year-old schoolchildren was randomly selected from 244 public schools across all six governorates in the State of Kuwait. Anthropometric data were measured...
Main Authors: | Naser Elkum, Monira Alarouj, Abdullah Bennakhi, Azza Shaltout |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00072/full |
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