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Social and dietary factors associated with obesity in university female students in United Arab Emirates

A.O. Musaiger

Dept of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences UAE University PO Box 17555, Al-Ain United Arab Emirates

H.M. Radwan

Dept of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences UAE University Al-Ain United Arab Emirates

A cross-sectional study on 215 university female students aged 18—30 years was undertaken in 1993 to examine some factors associated with obesity among this group of females. Based on Body Mass Index (BMI), (wt/ht 2), 19% of females were overweight and 9.8% were obese. The proportion of obesity was the highest in females aged 18 years (31 % ) compared to those aged 19 and 20 years and above (23.8% and 27.6%, respectively). Although there was no significant association between obesity and social factors studied, the prevalence of obesity was higher in non-national, those with educated mothers, having no housemaid, and having a family history of obesity. Skipping meals and snacks had no significant association with obesity, however, obesity was more prevalent among females who did not skip lunch. In contrast, females who ate afternoon snacks and supper were more likely to be obese than females who skipped these events. Median BMI for university females was higher than that reported in USA for the same age group, while median values for weight and mid-arm circumference for females studied were similar to that reported in their counterparts in Western countries.

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Vol. 115, No. 2, 96-99 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/146642409511500207
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