Table 5 Obesity Prevalence, Kuwait
Author and year | Sample size (n) and age | Data collection (Years) | Definition of obesity used | Prevalence by methods | Comments on obesity prevalence estimates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Haifi et al., 2013) [5] | 906 (males n = 463, females 443) aged between 14 and 19 years | 2009–2010 | IOTF, WHO |
| The sample was from Kuwait city, but apparently not representative of Kuwait |
CIs given: No | |||||
Biases considered: No | |||||
WHO method used for age 18–19 years; but data not included. | |||||
Prevalence slightly higher in boys than girls | |||||
El-Ghaziri et al.,(2011) [27] | 499 10–14-years (males n = 317, girls n = 182). | 2009 | IOTF,WHO, CDC |
| The sample was from Kuwait city but apparently not representative of Kuwait |
Biases considered: No | |||||
Prevalence differences between the sexes not given | |||||
Elkum et al., 2016) [28] | 6574 6–18 years (females n = 3973, n = 2601 males) | 2012–2013 | IOTF,WHO,CDC |
| The sample was from Kuwait city apparently not representative of Kuwait |
Biases considered: No | |||||
Prevalence not given for the sexes separately. | |||||
Musaiger et al., 2016) [22] | 706 aged 15–18 years (n = 343 males, n = 363females) | 2013–2014 | WHO, IOTF |
| The sample was from Kuwait city, apparently not representative of Kuwait |
CIs given: No | |||||
Biases considered: No | |||||
Prevalence higher in boys than girls | |||||
Musaiger et al., 2012) [19] | 4698 age 15 to 18 years (n = 2240 males, n = 2458 females). | 2010–2011 | IOTF, CDC |
| The sample was apparently representative of Kuwait city, but not representative of Kuwait |
CIs given: Yes | |||||
Biases considered: No | |||||
Prevalence higher in boys than girls. | |||||
Alrashidi et al 2015 [26] | 960 11-14 years females(n = 480) and males (n = 480 | February–June 2013 | WHO |
| The sample was from Kuwait city, apparently not representative of Kuwait |
CIs given: No | |||||
Biases considered: No | |||||
Al-Awadhi et al 2013 [2] | 1273 females, age 15–19 years | 2010 | CDC | 18.3% (95% CI: 16.2–20.6%) | The sample was apparently representative of Kuwait, CIs given: Yes |
Biases considered: No | |||||
The Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance system:2016 Annual report,Ministry of Health [29] | 12,396, age 5-17 years. (n = 6251 males and n = 6145 females) | 2016 | WHO | Overall prevalence of obesity was 25.9%
| The sample was representative of Kuwait |
CIs given: No | |||||
Biases considered: No | |||||
Prevalence not given for the sexes separately. |
