Adil Omar Bahathiq | Author | SciTechnol

Adil Omar Bahathiq Author

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Subjects of specialization
Obesity, Blood pressure, Diet, Hypertension

Affiliation
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Um-Alqura University, Saudi Arabia

Biography

Adil Omar Bahathiq Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Um-Alqura University, Saudi Arabia. His publications include: 1.Taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary. 2.Stedman's medical dictionary. 3.Hossain P, Kawar B, Nahas M (2007) Obesity and Diabetes in the Developing World A Growing Challenge. 4.Al-Hazzaa H, Al-Rasheedi A (2007) Adiposity and Physical Activity level among Preschool Children in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Publications

Research Article Open Access

Childhood obesity in Makkah City

Author(s):

Adil Omar Bahathiq

Abstract

Objective: The present study used to asses’ obesity in Saudi female children represented by Makkah school children using body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC).

Methods: One thousand and fifty seven children (n =1057), their age were between 6- 15 years old, are participated in this study. Parameters of measuring include height, weight, waist circumference (WC) and blood pressure.

Results: According to BMI percentile the participated children were divided into three groups, 65 children were less than 5th percentile which considered underweight, 502 childr... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2470-7570.1000126

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