Prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults from the Middle East: A large‐scale population‐based study
This is the largest epidemiological study to provide direct prevalence data on OAO at this scale in the region and one of the largest globally. Using standard WHO cut points to define OAO may severely underestimate the prevalence of clinically actionable obesity in individuals of Southeast Asian ethnicity. This first application of new diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity suggests that some individuals may be disqualified from therapy who might otherwise benefit from a patient-centric approach.
Authors
- Marwan Zidan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8646-162X)
- Barbara McGowan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2015-726X)
- Alaaeldin Bashier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8101-1833)
- Fatheya Alawadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8911-866X)
- Elamin Abdelgadir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7909-3603)
- Fouzia Rashid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7275-240X)
Institutions
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Dubai Hospital (AE)
- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.16389
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 18.79
Funders
- Novo Nordisk