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Dermatoses in obese female schoolchildren in the Al-khobar area, eastern saudi arabia
Wafa Y Al-Saeed1, Kasim M Al-Dawood, Iqbal A Bukhari
1College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to determine the most frequent skin disorders in obese female schoolchildren in primary and intermediate schools in the Al-Khobar area, Eastern Saudi Arabia.
Methodology:
This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Al-Khobar area. It involved 2239 female schoolchildren randomly selected from 30 regular public and private primary and preparatory schools. A multi-stage stratified random sampling technique with proportional allocation was used. Data was collected using clinical examination and anthropometric measurements.
Result:
THE SKIN DISEASES THAT WERE MOST COMMON IN OBESE SCHOOLCHILDREN WERE: dandruff, acne, xerosis, acanthosis nigricans, folliculitis, alopecia, stria distensae (stretch marks) and callosity.
Conclusions And Recommendations:
obesity is associated with specific skin disorders. Health education programs on skin diseases and obesity should be provided to all schoolchildren, their families and teachers.
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