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January 1, 2012International Journal of HypertensionOpen Access

Prevalence of Metabolic Abnormalities and Association with Obesity among Saudi College Students

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Why the study?

What is the prevalence of metabolic abnormalities and their association with obesity among Saudi college students?

Population

501 Saudi college students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

MAMostafa A. AbolfotouhIAIbrahim Al-AlwanMAMohammed Alrowaily

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Overview

Obesity-linked metabolic clustering supports targeted screening in Saudi students; leaves open progression risks and intervention needs in prospective studies.

Structured PICO

What is the prevalence of metabolic abnormalities and their association with obesity among Saudi college students?

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Population
501 Saudi college students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Outcome
Prevalence of metabolic abnormalities and association with body composition indicators (BMI, WC, WHtR)surrogate

Metabolic syndrome components are highly prevalent among Saudi college students and strongly associated with central adiposity.

Cite This Study

Abolfotouh et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7cdee14fd5c1e90ea1e4f3https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/819726
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