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Volume 7, Issue 3 (Suppl) J Obes Weight Loss Ther, an open access journal
ISSN: 2165-7904 Childhood Obesity & Bariatric Surgery 2017
June 12-13, 2017
June 12-13, 2017 Rome, Italy
& Childhood Obesity and Nutrition
10th International Conference on
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
2nd International Conference on
JOINT EVENT
The correlation between socio-economic status and energy and nutrient intake of girls aged 8-11 years in
Saudi Arabia
Rabab Alkutbe1, G A Rees1 and A Payne2
Plymouth University, UK
Obesity has become a major world-wide health issue. Social and economic factors may influence nutritional intake as a result
of differing regional diets, lifestyles and cultures, and these require closer scrutiny. However, this issue has not been examined
in studies of children in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study was to assess energy and nutrient intakes of girls aged 8-11 years in
western of Saudi Arabia according to socio-economic status (SES). Girls (n=134) participated from different schools (private n=4 and
public n=3). Height and weight were measured and BMI was calculated. Girls were classified as obese, overweight, healthy weight
and underweight according to BMI centile charts (CDC). Dietary intake was measured via a 4-day food diary and with the purpose
of assessing the household socioeconomic status as classified by king Khalid foundation; parents or carers were asked to fill out a
questionnaire attached to the diet diary. Dietary data was analyzed using Arab Food Analysis Programme 1st version 2007 analysis
package. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS version 21. Number of subjects according to their income status is presented in
Table 1. Results showed that 17 out of 28 obese subjects were from high-income families, whereas 7 out of 14 underweight girls were
from low-income families. Nevertheless, chi-square was not significant suggesting that being from any family income status would
not affect the BMI status (Chi-Square=5.151-P=0.272). There was a positive correlation between the two variables, r=0.22, n=134,
p<.0.05, with high levels of energy intake associated with high levels of income as shown in Table 2. To sum up, results showed that
there is a positive relationship between energy intake and the family income status.
Biography
Rabab Alkutbe is currently a PhD candidate, examines the relationship between body composition, nutritional intake and physical activity in children. Since she
completed her degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences in Saudi Arabia followed by a Diploma in Complementary Medicine (Herbal Medicine), she perused her
passion, research which led to undertake a Master’s Degree in Public Health (Nutrition) in Australia in 2010. She is a highly competent Researcher and closely
involved in the issue of childhood obesity and has intensive experience in aspects of Public Health.
Rabab Alkutbe et al., J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2017, 7:3 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C1-045