Prevalence of overweight and obesity based on the body mass index; a cross-sectional study in Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.

Lipids Health Dis · 2018 · PMC5989365 · PMID 29871648

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The majority of respondents in this study were also overweight and obese (54.3%), which has become an increasing trend around the world with increasing prevalence rates in the USA (36.5%) [ 3 ], Spain (29%) [ 16 ], Greece (23%) [ 15 ], Lebanon (17%) [ 26 ], Kuwait (43%), Saudi Arabia (35%) and Qatar (33%) [ 12 ].

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