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The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published online on May 12, 2006
The European Journal of Public Health, doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl057
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.
Received May 22, 2005
Accepted January 11, 2006

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Adolescent obesity in Lebanese private schools

Hilda Chakar 1 and Pascale R. Salameh 2 *

1 Faculty of Medicine, University of Balamand, Lebanon
2 Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Lebanon

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pascale R. Salameh, E-mail: pascalesalameh{at}yahoo.com


  Abstract

Background: Obesity has become a public health problem worldwide. Our objective was to calculate the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Methods: It is a cross sectional study of adolescents in private Lebanese schools, aged 10-18 years. Gender, birth date and measures of weight and height were recorded. Results: In 12 299 adolescents, we found high prevalence of obesity (7.5%) and at risk of obesity (24.4%). In girls, risk of obesity and obesity prevalence decrease with increasing age (P < 10-4) as compared with that in boys. Conclusion: Early recognition of obesity should become routine in paediatric ambulatory care settings.

Keywords: children and adolescents; Lebanon; obesity; private schools.
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