Classification of overweight/obesity among Saudi adolescents relative to lifestyle behaviors using the IOTF or WHO reference standards
Although overweight/obesity exhibited high Kappa agreement between the two classifications, variations were observed when estimating the prevalence of BMI classification using IOTF or WHO standards. Selected lifestyle behaviors showed significant associations with overweight/obesity in both classification standards.
Authors
- Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3099-0389)
- Ahlam Alotaibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7419-2453)
- Amal Alhakami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2520-5363)
Institutions
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA)
- University of Jordan (JO)
- King Saud Medical City (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1607811
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University