Associations of adolescent obesity with hypertension, diabetes mellitus and polycystic ovaries in Arabs and Jews in Israel-a nationwide study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies on the association of adolescent obesity with comorbid diseases in Israel were conducted predominantly in the Israeli Jewish population.

Goal

To compare associations of adolescent obesity with Hypertension (HTN), Diabetes Mellitus type 2 (DM2), and Polycystic ovaries (PCO), singly or in combination, between Arabs and Jews in Israel.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of 313,936 Arab adolescents aged 14-19 years between the years 2007-2022, and 289,616 adolescents in a matched Jewish comparison group.

Results

The crude prevalence of comorbidities increased consistently from the 'underweight' to the 'class 3 obesity' category (from 0.24 to 6.41%, from 0.32 to 4.59%, and from 0.49 to 5.35% for HTN, DM2 and PCO, respectively). Compared to t

SUBMITTER: Treister-Goltzman Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11669581 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature