A review of adult obesity prevalence, trends, risk factors, and epidemiologic methods in Kuwait.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Kuwait is among the countries with the highest obesity rates worldwide; however, little is known about the state of obesity epidemiology research in Kuwait. In this paper, we therefore review the findings and methodology of studies on the prevalence, trends and risk factors of obesity in Kuwait.

Methods

The PubMed database was searched using the keyword combination: obesity and adults and Kuwait. Out of 111 articles, 39 remained after abstract review, and 18 were selected after full-text review.

Results

The studies were all cross-sectional and published in the last fifteen years (1997-2012). The sample size ranged from 177 to 38,611 individuals. Only 30% of studies used random sampling. The prevalence (BMI ≥ 30) in studies with a nationally representative sa

SUBMITTER: Karageorgi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3877637 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature