PMID- 17146253
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070611
LR  - 20220311
IS  - 0256-4947 (Print)
IS  - 0256-4947 (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 5-6
DP  - 2002 Sep-Nov
TI  - Comparison between body mass index, triceps skin fold thickness and mid-arm 
      muscle circumference in Saudi adolescents.
PG  - 324-8
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is an important period in an individualas life. 
      Overweight and obesity are fraught with several health problems even later in 
      life. The objective of this study was to estimate the overweight, obesity, body 
      fat and muscle content of Saudi adolescents as compared to a recognized reference 
      population. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Data were collected from a sample of Saudi 
      adolescents in Jeddah from 42 boys' and 42 girls' schools during the month of 
      April 2000. Data collection was done by personal interviews to collect 
      sociodemographic factors and by direct measurement of weight, height, triceps 
      skin fold thickness (TSF) and mid-arm circumference (MAC). The 50th, 85th, and 
      95th percentiles (P50, P85 and P95) for body mass index (BMI) and triceps skin 
      fold thickness (TSF) were taken, then the 50th, 90th, and 95th percentiles (P50, 
      P90 and P95) for the mid-arm muscle circumference (MAMC) were calculated. These 
      measurements were compared with corresponding values of the National Health and 
      Nutrition Examination Survey I (NHANES I). RESULTS: The P85 and P95 for BMI and 
      TSF were higher for Saudi adolescents than the NHANES I and the difference was 
      wider for P95. Conversely, there was a lower MAMC at P90 and P95 than the NHANES 
      I reference population curves. The lower MAMC curves were less marked in girls 
      than in boys. On the other hand, Saudi boys and girls showed on average similar 
      body mass index indicated by BMI at P50, which was misleading, since those 
      adolescents showing similar body mass index had more fatness than the average 
      reference population indicated by TSF at P50, and less muscularity on average 
      than reference population indicated by MAMC at P50. CONCLUSION: Overweight and 
      obesity with increased body fat content and decreased body muscle content appear 
      to be widespread among Saudi adolescents even among those adolescents showing 
      average body mass index. Public health interventions are required to improve 
      quality of food, encourage physical activity and exercise, as well as correct the 
      perception of appropriate body stature.
FAU - Abalkhail, Bahaa
AU  - Abalkhail B
AD  - Department of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care, College of Medicine and 
      Allied Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 
      abalkhail60@hotmail.com
FAU - Shawky, Sherine
AU  - Shawky S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Saudi Arabia
TA  - Ann Saudi Med
JT  - Annals of Saudi medicine
JID - 8507355
EDAT- 2006/12/06 09:00
MHDA- 2006/12/06 09:01
CRDT- 2006/12/06 09:00
PHST- 2006/12/06 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/12/06 09:01 [medline]
PHST- 2006/12/06 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 22-324 [pii]
AID - 10.5144/0256-4947.2002.324 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Saudi Med. 2002 Sep-Nov;22(5-6):324-8. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2002.324.