PMID- 37495635
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20230728
LR  - 20230729
IS  - 2045-2322 (Electronic)
IS  - 2045-2322 (Linking)
VI  - 13
IP  - 1
DP  - 2023 Jul 26
TI  - Lifestyle habits and obesity indices among male adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi 
      Arabia.
PG  - 12099
LID - 10.1038/s41598-023-37920-5 [doi]
LID - 12099
AB  - Obesity among adolescents is a global health apprehension which requires early 
      prevention. The aim of this study was to determine the association between 
      lifestyle habits including physical activity, sedentary behaviors and eating 
      habits with obesity indices of body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratio 
      (WHtR) among male adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We randomly selected 471 
      secondary school male adolescents aged 14-18 years. A pre-validated self-reported 
      questionnaire was used to record the data on physical activity level, sedentary 
      behaviors, sleep duration and eating habits. The International Obesity Task Force 
      (IOTF) cutoff values for adolescents under 18 years of age were used to define 
      overweight and obesity. Total energy expenditure was calculated using metabolic 
      equivalent-minutes per week. Anthropometry including weight, height, BMI, waist 
      circumference, waist/height ratio (WHtR), were assessed. 53.7% and 48.4% of the 
      adolescents were overweight/obese and had abdominal obesity; respectively. Those 
      with overweight and obesity or above 50% of WHtR were much less active in terms 
      of METs-min/week from vigorous-intensity sports, sum of all METs-min/week from 
      all vigorous-intensity physical activity, total METs-min/week from all physical 
      activity compared with non-obese adolescents and below 50% of WHtR. The present 
      study identified the lifestyle habits that were associated with obesity and may 
      represent valid targets for the prevention and management of obesity among Saudi 
      adolescents. Knowledge of the factors that contribute to obesity could be used in 
      preventive programs for the control of obesity among adolescents.
CI  - (c) 2023. The Author(s).
FAU - Alhowikan, Abdulrahman Mohammed
AU  - Alhowikan AM
AD  - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 
      Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alsharqawy, Nagwa Ebrahim
AU  - Alsharqawy NE
AD  - Faculty of Arts Social Studies, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alazmaa, Nouf Nawaf
AU  - Alazmaa NN
AD  - National Unified Procurement Company NUPCO, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Saeed, Abdullah Ibrahim
AU  - Saeed AI
AD  - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 
      Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alhazzani, Yasser Abdullah
AU  - Alhazzani YA
AD  - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 
      Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alhowaish, Nasser Yousef
AU  - Alhowaish NY
AD  - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 
      Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Yahya, Abdulaziz Fahad Bin
AU  - Yahya AFB
AD  - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 
      Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alhozaimi, Zeyad Ahmed
AU  - Alhozaimi ZA
AD  - Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 
      Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Aleid, Naif Eid
AU  - Aleid NE
AD  - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 
      Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alhussain, Maha H
AU  - Alhussain MH
AD  - Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agriculture 
      Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia. mhussien@ksu.edu.sa.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20230726
PL  - England
TA  - Sci Rep
JT  - Scientific reports
JID - 101563288
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Life Style
MH  - *Obesity/epidemiology
MH  - *Overweight
MH  - Saudi Arabia/epidemiology
MH  - Waist Circumference
PMC - PMC10372041
COIS- The authors declare no competing interests.
EDAT- 2023/07/27 01:09
MHDA- 2023/07/28 06:42
PMCR- 2023/07/26
CRDT- 2023/07/26 23:20
PHST- 2022/12/27 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/06/29 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/07/28 06:42 [medline]
PHST- 2023/07/27 01:09 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/07/26 23:20 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/07/26 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1038/s41598-023-37920-5 [pii]
AID - 37920 [pii]
AID - 10.1038/s41598-023-37920-5 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Sci Rep. 2023 Jul 26;13(1):12099. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-37920-5.