Body weight of university students in Bahrain

Joint Authors

al-Ansari, Muna
al-Mannai, Maryam A.

Source

Bahrain Medical Bulletin

Issue

Vol. 22, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2000), pp.1-2, 2 p.

Publisher

King Hamad University Hospital

Publication Date

2000-09-30

Country of Publication

Bahrain

No. of Pages

2

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

To estimate the percentage of overweight and obesity of university students in Bahrain, a sample of 238 males and 406 females were obtained.

The findings showed that 17.6 % and 18.5 % of males and females respectively were overweight.

The proportion of obesity was 11.8 % in males and 7.6 % in females.

Physical activity should be encouraged in this group to prevent obesity

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Ansari, Muna& al-Mannai, Maryam A.. 2000. Body weight of university students in Bahrain. Bahrain Medical Bulletin،Vol. 22, no. 3, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Ansari, Muna& al-Mannai, Maryam A.. Body weight of university students in Bahrain. Bahrain Medical Bulletin Vol. 22, no. 3 (Sep. 2000), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Ansari, Muna& al-Mannai, Maryam A.. Body weight of university students in Bahrain. Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2000. Vol. 22, no. 3, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-602470

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 2

Record ID

BIM-602470