Prevalence of obesity among school-age children and adolescents in the Gulf cooperation council (GCC) states: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have among the highest prevalence of adult obesity and type 2 diabetes in the world. This study aimed to estimate the recent prevalence of obesity among school-age children and adolescents in the GCC States.

Methods

The literature search for obesity prevalence data was carried out in July 2017 in Google Scholar, Physical education index, Medline, SCOPUS, WHO, 2007-2017, and updated in November 2018.In addition, 22 experts from the GCC were contacted to check the search results, and to suggest studies or grey literature which had been missed. Eligible studies were assessed for quality by using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) tool for prevalence studies. Conduct of the systematic review followed the Assessment of Multip

SUBMITTER: Al Hammadi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6323696 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature