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16. An examination of the predictors of change in BMI among 38 026 school students in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

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Banany, Mohammed, Gebel, Klaus, and Sibbritt, David

Subjects
SECONDARY school students, CHILDHOOD obesity, BODY mass index, SCHOOLBOYS, SCHOOLGIRLS
Abstract

Background The prevalence of childhood obesity has substantially increased in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, including Saudi Arabia. The Rashaka initiative is a Saudi national school-based multicomponent intervention that was introduced in the school year 2016–2017 to address childhood overweight and obesity. This study aims to examine the effect of the Rashaka initiative on students' body mass index (BMI) for two academic years (2016–2017 and 2018–2019) and to analyse predictors of BMI change. Methods Secondary data for this pre–post study was provided by the Ministry of Health for 38 026 students from 89 intermediate and secondary schools that implemented the initiative in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia. It was analysed using non-parametric tests and multiple regressions at a 5% level of significance. Results Over 2 y of implementation, BMI was reduced significantly across the schools (p < 0.001). Based on the regression modelling, school gender and education stage were found to be the only significant predictors of BMI change. Girls and intermediate schools had greater BMI reductions than boys and secondary schools (p < 0.001 and p = 0.031). Conclusions This study provides tentative evidence for the effectiveness of the Rashaka intervention in Makkah City. In addition, our study has identified that the Rashaka initiative may require modification to improve its effect on boys and students in secondary schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
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31. Frequency and variety of usual intakes of healthy foods, fruit, and vegetables predicts lower 6-year weight gain in young women

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Aljadani, Haya M., Patterson, Amanda, Sibbritt, David, Taylor, Rachael M., and Collins, Clare E.

Subjects
Women -- Health aspects, Body weight -- Research -- Analysis, Fruit -- Research -- Analysis, Vegetables -- Research -- Analysis, Young women -- Research -- Analysis, Australians -- Analysis -- Research, Type 2 diabetes -- Research, Body mass index -- Research -- Analysis, Food habits -- Research -- Analysis, Food/cooking/nutrition, Health, World Health Organization
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Background/objectives We previously demonstrated that fruit and vegetable consumption, was associated with less weight gain over 6 years in young women for all body mass index (BMI) categories. This study evaluated the relationship between diet quality and 6-year weight change, in Australian women initially in the healthy weight range ([greater than or equal to]18.5 BMI Subjects/methods A total of 4083 young women (27-31 years) in the healthy weight range ([greater than or equal to]18.5 BMI Results At baseline, mean diet quality was low for both indices [ARFS (maximum 72) = 29.9 and FAVI (maximum 333) = 94.2] and women gained 3.7 kg of weight during 6 years of follow-up. Regression modelling revealed that every one point increase over 6 years in either the ARFS or FAVI score was associated with statistically significantly less weight gain over 6 years, although the amount was small (33 and 12 g, respectively). Conclusions Higher diet quality predicts lower prospective weight gain in young women however, further research is needed over a longer follow-up period and in diverse population groups., Author(s): Haya M. Aljadani [sup.1], Amanda Patterson [sup.2] [sup.3], David Sibbritt [sup.4], Rachael M. Taylor [sup.2] [sup.3], Clare E. Collins [sup.2] [sup.3] Author Affiliations: (1) Faculty of Nutrition and Health [...]

Published
2020
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