The Prevalence of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviours Relative to Obesity among Adolescents from Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia: Rural versus Urban Variations

Table 2

BMI classifications according to IOTF.

		BMI classification
Geographical location		Normal 𝑛=770	Overweight 𝑛=211	Obese 𝑛=220
Urban	Males	60.5%	17.6%	21.9%
	Females	62.8%	16.8%	20.4%
	Both sexes	61.6%	17.2%	21.2%
Rural farm	Males	73.3%	12.6%	14.1%
	Females	71.4%	17.5%	11.1%
	Both sexes	72.4%	14.9%	12.7%
Rural desert	Males	56.5%	23.5%	20%
	Females	48.8%	29.8%	21.4%
	Both sexes	52.7%	26.6%	20.7%
All	Males	64.1%	16.8%	19.1%
	Females	63.5%	18.8%	17.7%