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Project No. 255 (2009)Prevalence <strong>and</strong> determinants <strong>of</strong> overweight <strong>and</strong> obesity among elementaryschool children in Al AinStudent Authors: Omar Mohammad Ali Mirza Abdulrahman, Ahmed Salem Mesarri AlDhaheri, Hamad Mohammad Muftah Alkhateri, Ahmed Mohamed Haji Ali Al Marzouqi,NourEldin Mahmoud NourEldinFaculty Supervisors: Dr. S. Shah, Pr<strong>of</strong>. N. NagelkerkeAbstract:Objectives: United Arab Emirate has the 2nd highest prevalence <strong>of</strong> type 2 diabetes.Childhood obesity is a fast growing problem in United Arab Emirates. Few studieshave been conducted to underst<strong>and</strong> gender- specific disparity in overweight <strong>and</strong>obesity among elementary school children. This study aims at determining theprevalence <strong>of</strong> obesity <strong>and</strong> overweight in elementary school children in Al Ain <strong>and</strong> itsassociation with some factors.Methods: A cross sectional analytic study was conducted in Al Ain city elementaryschools. One boys’ school <strong>and</strong> one girls’ school were chosen out <strong>of</strong> 41. We r<strong>and</strong>omlyselected 1 boys' school out <strong>of</strong> the 20 <strong>and</strong> 1 girls' school out <strong>of</strong> the 21. Then wer<strong>and</strong>omly selected one class from each grade. The average number <strong>of</strong> students perclass is 20. If a class contains less than 20 students we r<strong>and</strong>omly select the remainingfrom another class <strong>of</strong> the same grade. We used data based on direct measurements <strong>of</strong>height <strong>and</strong> weight from 9 schools, r<strong>and</strong>omly selected from all secondary schools in AlAin, the 3rd largest UAE city, Body mass index (BMI) was calculated as kg/m2<strong>and</strong> BMI>=85th <strong>and</strong>

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