@article{ref1,
title="Factors associated with overweight and obesity among Kuwaiti elementary male school children aged 6-10 years",
journal="International journal of pediatrics",
year="2010",
author="Al-Isa, Abdulwahab Naser and Campbell, Jennifer and Desapriya, Ediriweera B. R.",
volume="2010",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Background. Childhood obesity is becoming a global epidemic which may result in increased morbidity and mortality during young adulthood. <br><br>OBJECTIVEs. To identify factors associated with overweight and that of obesity among Kuwaiti elementary male school children aged 6-10 years. <br><br>METHODS. Weights and heights of 662 students at a randomly selected school were collected to obtain body mass index (BMI). <br><br>RESULTS. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among the students were 20.2% and 16.8%, respectively. There were a variety of factors associated with overweight and obesity; however, having one or more obese brother, an unemployed father, or a high (>11) number of persons living at home was significantly associated with higher risk of overweight and obesity. Increased age and school level as well as having a chronic disease were associated with the risk of overweight. <br><br>CONCLUSION. Health education programs for families should be implemented to help control overweight and obesity in Kuwaiti children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1687-9740",
doi="10.1155/2010/459261",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/459261"
}