Cardiometabolic risk among Saudi children and adolescents: Saudi childrens overweight, obesity, and lifestyles (S.Ch.O.O.Ls) study

• Published in: Annals of Saudi medicine Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 46 - 53
• Main Authors: Al-Hussein, Fahad Abdullah, Tamimi, Waleed, Al Banyan, Esam, Al-Twaijri, Yasmin A, Tamim, Hani
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Saudi Arabia KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE 01.01.2014; King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age; Blood Glucose; Blood pressure; Body Mass Index; Cardiovascular disease; Child; Cholesterol; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Disease prevention; Family medical history; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Insulin resistance; Life Style; Lifestyles; Lipoproteins, HDL - blood; Male; Males; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - blood; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Metabolic Syndrome - etiology; Military Family; Military reserves; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Obesity - epidemiology; Original; Overweight - complications; Overweight - epidemiology; Physiology; Prevalence; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Saudi Arabia - epidemiology; Schools; Students; Teenagers; Triglycerides - blood; Variables; Waist Circumference

Diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease are major contributors to the global burden of disease, with a high reported prevalence of risk factors among different populations. Early and efficient assessment of cardiometabolic risk is important to identify target groups for preventive interv...