PREVALENCE OF OBESITY AMONG KUWAIT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND ITS RELATION TO GENDER, AGE, AND EXERCISE VARIABLES
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PREVALENCE OF OBESITY AMONG KUWAIT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND ITS RELATION TO GENDER, AGE, AND EXERCISE VARIABLES Alexander Woodman
The 2002 World Health Report (Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life) announced that the regional disease burden of the Eastern Mediterranean Region accounted for 47% of the total number of non-communicable diseases. Kuwait is among the Eastern Mediterranean Region countries that have witnessed significant economic growth since the discovery of crude oil reserves. In parallel with the economic development of the country, the prevalence of overweight and obesity have increasingly grown over the past few decades. A total of N=427 students (315 females, 112 females) aged seventeen to thirty-nine, were randomly selected from the leading universities in Kuwait; and asked to take a survey. Those selected were a representative sample; made up of 73.8% females and 26.2% males. The results of the study showed that gender was the main factor associated with the Body mass index (BMI). On average, among the sample, the females were found to be in the overweight category (BMI ≈ 25.2), whereas the males nearly fell in the obese category (BMI ≈ 29.2). On the other hand, based on a logistic regression at 95% of confidence, the chances of being overweight or obese, among the considered students’ population, were predicted at about 67% for females and 85% for males. As a conclusion, it is recommended, for this population, the consideration of the Kuwait National Program for Healthy Living; an initiative created to uphold the health and well-being of the residents in the country.
DOI: https://ysmu.am/v2/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/73061862-1.pdf The New Armenian Medical Journal Vol.14 (2020), Nо 1 74-83
