Overweight and obesity among adolescents in Saudi Arabia: a multi-school cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity in adolescence may track into adulthood. Understanding the multifactorial nature of obesity is necessary to curb the growing trends. This study aimed to provide updated estimates on the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents and to scrutinize the associations with parental weight status and various lifestyle and socioeconomic factors.

Methods

For this cross-sectional study, participants were recruited from 16 schools located in Jeddah and Madina, Saudi Arabia. Data of 522 adolescents (11-18 years of age) and their parents were collected through self-administered questionnaires. Anthropometric measurements of adolescents were assessed at the school sites. Logistic regression with complex sampling adjustments was conducted to examine the asso

SUBMITTER: Kutbi HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12046719 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature