On Your Mark, Get Set, Go: Levels of Physical Activity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013

Bcheraoui, Charbel El; Tuffaha, Marwa; Daoud, Farah; Kravitz, Hannah; Mazroa, Mohammad A. Al; Saeedi, Mohammad Al; Memish, Ziad A.; Basulaiman, Mohammed; Rabeeah, Abdullah A. Al; Mokdad, Ali H.

doi:10.1123/jpah.2014-0601

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“…Such recent changes are applauded, especially when the national prevalence of no or insufficient physical activity among Saudi women was reported to be nearly 78%. 15 , 16 Similar figures among female youths were reported. 17 , 18 The high inactivity level among Saudi females coupled with high screen time represents a double burden on the health of young Saudi women.…”

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<p>Lifestyle Behaviors and Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Overweight or Obesity Among Saudi Females Attending Fitness Centers</p>

AlTamimi

Albawardi

AlMarzooqi

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Objective To examine the associations of overweight or obesity with several lifestyle and socio-demographic factors among Saudi women attending fitness centers in Riyadh. Methods Saudi females (n = 460) aged 16 years and older were recruited from 12 randomly selected fitness centers in Riyadh, using a stratified clustered sampling technique. Bodyweight and height were measured. Lifestyle behaviors were assessed using a previously validated instrument, and included physical activity, sedentary behaviors, sleep, and dietary habits. Results Over 62% of the participants were either overweight or obese. Mean BMI values for females younger than age 30 years (26.4 ± 5.3) were significantly lower than those 30 years of age or older (29.2±5.6, p >0.001). There was a significant correlation ( r = 0.450, p < 0.001) between BMI levels and the participant’s reason to engage in exercise for weight loss. Females who were overweight/obese are significantly older, married, have more children, have a lower educational degree, earn less income, have higher numbers of obese in the family, and had attempted to lose weight more frequently than non-overweight/non-obese females. No significant differences were detected between females who were overweight/obese and those who were not overweight/obese in the majority of the lifestyle-related variables, except that females who were not overweight or obese showed lower weekly consumption of milk and dairy products ( p =0.029) and higher intakes of fast foods per week ( p =0.049). Conclusion Weight loss attempts, age, number of obese in the family, and females’ education level emerged as the most important contributory factors to obesity status, explaining nearly 23% of the common variances. A better understanding of the relationships between obesity and lifestyle behaviors is necessary for effective prevention and management of obesity in Saudi females.

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<p>Lifestyle Behaviors and Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Overweight or Obesity Among Saudi Females Attending Fitness Centers</p>

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AlMarzooqi

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“…In a national survey, only 12% of the total Saudi population met the guidelines for physical exercise. 12 Since a sedentary lifestyle is common outside of pregnancy, it is likely that women remain sedentary during pregnancy. Other studies show that women are more likely to decrease exercise time than they are to initiate exercise during pregnancy.…”

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“…11 Further, available data on women in Saudi Arabia suggest that physical exercise is generally uncommon. It was reported that 75% of women have a sedentary lifestyle, 12 but physical exercise during pregnancy among Saudi women has not yet been reported. Since physical exercise is not part of the culture in general, 13 we hypothesized that the knowledge about the recommendations for exercise during pregnancy would be low and that there may be misconceptions that exercise during pregnancy poses health risks to the mother and the baby.…”

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Saudi women’s physical activity habits during pregnancy

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Alomirini

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Womens Health (Lond Engl)

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Background: Despite many benefits of physical exercise to women during pregnancy, the majority of Saudi women do not engage in an adequate amount of activity because of common barriers such as fatigue, lack of motivation, and childcare. The purpose of this study was to estimate the proportion of Saudi women who get adequate exercise during pregnancy as well as to evaluate their knowledge of, attitude toward, and barriers to physical exercise during pregnancy. Methods: This study had a cross-sectional design. Data were collected retrospectively (average time: 1 year after the birth), using translated questionnaires (English to Arabic), from primary health care centers and from the Maternity and Children Hospital in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Logistic regression was employed to assess the a priori correlates of adequate exercise during pregnancy (primary outcome). Results: The sample included 274 women, who had a mean age of 31.9 years. A majority of the women thought that physical exercise during pregnancy was necessary and had high knowledge levels (mean = 77; median = 75) about types and amount of physical activity. Less than half of the women were either walking (26%) or exercising (42%) adequately (i.e. ⩾150 min/week). Age (odds ratio: 1.79), number of pregnancies (odds ratio: 2.41), attitude toward exercise (odds ratio: 2.71), and self-rated health (odds ratio: 2.50) were significant correlates of adequate exercise during pregnancy. Among those who reported no physical exercise during pregnancy ( n = 68), the following barriers were most common: tiredness (25.0%), fear (18.1%), dislike of exercise (16.7%), and lack of information (16.7%). Conclusion: For Saudi women, interventions are needed during pre-natal checkups to promote and maintain adequate physical activity levels during pregnancy.

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“…Several studies have shown that obesity has rapidly increased in the region during the time period of this study (Mokdad et al 2014 , 2016 ). The studies have shown that inadequate physical activity and high body mass index are common in the region (El Bcheraoui et al 2016 ). Moreover, dietary factors are among the major risk factors for diabetes and CKD (Moradi-Lakeh et al 2016b ; Yakoob et al 2016 ).…”

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Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

2017

Int J Public Health

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ObjectivesWe used findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study to update our previous publication on the burden of diabetes and chronic kidney disease due to diabetes (CKD-DM) during 1990–2015.MethodsWe extracted GBD 2015 estimates for prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of diabetes (including burden of low vision due to diabetes, neuropathy, and amputations and CKD-DM for 22 countries of the EMR from the GBD visualization tools.ResultsIn 2015, 135,230 (95% UI 123,034–148,184) individuals died from diabetes and 16,470 (95% UI 13,977–18,961) from CKD-DM, 216 and 179% increases, respectively, compared to 1990. The total number of people with diabetes was 42.3 million (95% UI 38.6–46.4 million) in 2015. DALY rates of diabetes in 2015 were significantly higher than the expected rates based on Socio-demographic Index (SDI).ConclusionsOur study showed a large and increasing burden of diabetes in the region. There is an urgency in dealing with diabetes and its consequences, and these efforts should be at the forefront of health prevention and promotion.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00038-017-1014-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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On Your Mark, Get Set, Go: Levels of Physical Activity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013

Abstract: We found very low levels of physical activity in KSA. Perhaps, KSA can challenge communities or employers to devise solutions and reward those with the best results. These solutions would be of great value to other Gulf countries, as well.

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<p>Lifestyle Behaviors and Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Overweight or Obesity Among Saudi Females Attending Fitness Centers</p>

<p>Lifestyle Behaviors and Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Overweight or Obesity Among Saudi Females Attending Fitness Centers</p>

Saudi women’s physical activity habits during pregnancy

Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

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