PMID- 31766192
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20200316
LR  - 20200316
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 22
DP  - 2019 Nov 13
TI  - The Relationship between Lifestyle Factors and Obesity Indices among Adolescents 
      in Qatar.
LID - 10.3390/ijerph16224428 [doi]
LID - 4428
AB  - Background: Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour and an unhealthy diet are 
      factors that may increase weight and general and/or abdominal obesity. Objective: 
      To evaluate the relationship between general and abdominal obesity and lifestyle 
      factors among adolescents in Qatar. Methods: The study data are based on the Arab 
      Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS). The target population consisted of 1184 adolescents 
      aged between 14 and 18 years old (563 boys and 621 girls), randomly selected 
      through multistage sampling. A validated questionnaire was used to collect data 
      on lifestyle indicators. Anthropometric indicators, which included body weight, 
      height and waist circumference (WC), were measured according to standardised 
      procedures. International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) age- and sex-specific body 
      mass index (BMI) reference values were used to define overweight and obesity. 
      Abdominal obesity was defined by the 'waist-to-height ratio' (WHtR > 0.5) and by 
      sex- and age-specific WC cutoff values. Results: Females were more inactive than 
      males (63.7% vs. 36.3%; p < 0.001). The proportion of adolescents who reported 
      screen time of over 2 h per day was 82.5%. Females engaged in more sedentary 
      behaviour than males (53.4% vs. 46.4%, p = 0.009). Being male (OR: 1.3; CI: 
      1.0-1.7) and skipping breakfast (OR: 1.5; CI: 1.2-2) were significantly 
      associated with overweight/obesity. In contrast, high intake of fast food, fries, 
      sweets and cake were negative predictors of general and abdominal obesity. 
      Conclusions: The findings revealed the prevalence of unhealthy lifestyle habits 
      among adolescents in Qatar and indicated relationships between certain dietary 
      habits and obesity. The findings of this study may help in advocating for the 
      implementation of an intervention that includes lifestyle changes targeting 
      adolescents.
FAU - Kerkadi, Abdelhamid
AU  - Kerkadi A
AD  - Human Nutrition Department, College of Health Science, QU-Health, Qatar 
      University, Doha 2713, Qatar.
FAU - Sadig, Abdelmonem H
AU  - Sadig AH
AD  - Human Nutrition Department, College of Health Science, QU-Health, Qatar 
      University, Doha 2713, Qatar.
FAU - Bawadi, Hiba
AU  - Bawadi H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1499-5646
AD  - Human Nutrition Department, College of Health Science, QU-Health, Qatar 
      University, Doha 2713, Qatar.
FAU - Al Thani, Al Anoud Mohammed
AU  - Al Thani AAM
AD  - Ministry of Public Health, Doha 42, Qatar.
FAU - Al Chetachi, Walaa
AU  - Al Chetachi W
AD  - Ministry of Public Health, Doha 42, Qatar.
FAU - Akram, Hammad
AU  - Akram H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2882-2335
AD  - Ministry of Public Health, Doha 42, Qatar.
FAU - Al-Hazzaa, Hazzaa M
AU  - Al-Hazzaa HM
AD  - Paediatric Exercise Physiology Research Laboratory, College of Education, King 
      Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Musaiger, Abdulrahman O
AU  - Musaiger AO
AD  - Arab Centre for Nutrition, Manama 26923, Bahrain.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20191113
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Body Weight
MH  - Feeding Behavior/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Life Style
MH  - Male
MH  - Obesity/*epidemiology
MH  - Overweight/*epidemiology
MH  - Qatar/epidemiology
MH  - *Sedentary Behavior
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Waist-Height Ratio
PMC - PMC6888352
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Qatar
OT  - adolescents
OT  - cross-sectional study
OT  - dietary habits
OT  - obesity
OT  - physical activity
OT  - sedentary behaviour
COIS- There are no competing financial interests.
EDAT- 2019/11/27 06:00
MHDA- 2020/03/17 06:00
PMCR- 2019/11/01
CRDT- 2019/11/27 06:00
PHST- 2019/09/08 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/10/13 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2019/11/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/11/27 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/11/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/03/17 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2019/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph16224428 [pii]
AID - ijerph-16-04428 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph16224428 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Nov 13;16(22):4428. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph16224428.