Table 4 Obesity Prevalence, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Author and year | Sample size (n) and age of sample | Data collection (Years) | Definition of obesity used | Obesity prevalence by methods | Comments on obesity prevalence estimates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Hazzaa et al., 2014) [21] | 2908 (n = 1401 males, n = 1507 females) aged 14 to 19 years | 2009–2010 | IOTF |
| The sample was apparently representative of Al-Khobar, Jeddah and Riyadh, but not representative of KSA |
CIs given for prevalence estimates: No | |||||
Biases considered: No | |||||
Prevalence higher in boys than girls | |||||
Musaiger et al., 2016) [22] | 968 adolescents aged 15–18 years (n = 518 males, n = 450 females) | 2013–2014 | IOTF, WHO |
| The sample represents Dammam city but was apparently not representative of KSA. |
CIs given for prevalence estimates: No | |||||
Biases considered: No | |||||
Prevalence higher in boys than girls |
