Medical Science
Volume 24, Issue 104, July - August, 2020
The concepts of Saudi population about weight loss measures together with surgical intervention
Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed1,2♦, Abdullah Selmi Suliman Alfarsi1, Raed Alasmar Bin Museibb Alenezi1, Hani Abdulrhman Zabin Almutairi1, Abdulaziz Fahhad Saleh alanazi1, Ebtehaj Saud Almughais3, Fatmah Fahad Alreshidi3, Rasha Mohammed Alarfaj4, Fawaz Saror Alrasheedi5, Omar abdulrahman alzamil6, Fayez Saud Alreshidi3
1Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Histopathology and Cytology, FMLS, University of Khartoum, Sudan
3Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
4Department of Family and Community Medicine, Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical sciences, Qassim University, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
5Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
6College of Medicine - Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
♦Corresponding author
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Ha’il,
Saudi Arabia;
Email: Hussaingad5@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Background: Merging of multifarious factors related to obesity/overweight is deemed important to reduce the future burden of
obesity-related comorbidities. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the concepts of the Saudi population about weight loss
measures including together with surgical intervention. Methodology: This study involved 317 Saudi participants living in the city of
Hail, Northern Saudi Arabia. Data were collected during a cross-sectional survey conducted during the period from October 2019 to
Feb 2020. Results: Out of the 317 participants, 31/317(9.8%) were obese and 44/317(14%) were overweight. On asking “Do you
planning for weight reduction”167/289(58%) answered “Yes”. Out of the 167 respondents, 144/255(56.5%) were males and
33/34(97%) were females. On asking “Reduce weight by physical activities” 158/304(52%) answered “Yes”. Out of the 158
respondents, 138/270(51%) were males and 20/34(59%) were females. Conclusion: The concept of the Saudi population is relatively
poor towards means of weight loss, particularly bariatric surgeries. Women were more protuberant to incomes of weight loss than
men. Still, there is a gab regarding an individual's body weight determinants, which requires to be addressed at a community level.
Keywords: Obesity, overweight, weight loss, BMI, bariatric surgery
Medical Science, 2020, 24(104), 2037-2044
