[
    {
        "id": "osp-10516",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Lifestyle-Related Determinants of Obesity Among Omani Children",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Al Yazeedi",
                "given": "Basma"
            },
            {
                "family": "Berry",
                "given": "Diane C."
            },
            {
                "family": "Crandell",
                "given": "Jamie"
            },
            {
                "family": "Waly",
                "given": "Mostafa"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/lifestyle-related-determinants-of-obesity-among-omani-children",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "20",
        "issue": "3",
        "page": "e279-286",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.2020.20.03.006",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: This study aimed to examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) z-scores and lifestyle-related factors including nutrition, physical activity, screen time and time spent sleeping in 6–10-year-old Omani children. Methods: This cross-sectional study included mother-child dyads that were recruited from five provinces in Oman. Children’s BMI measurements and questionnaires on nutrition intake, physical activity, screen time and time spent sleeping and a single-day dietary recall were collected. Results: A total of 197 dyads were included in this study. The children's mean age was 7.7 ± 1.6 years and 53% were female. In this study, 17.4% of the children were classified as overweight or obese. No significant relationship was found between the children's BMI z-scores and nutrition intake, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity time or screen time (P ≥0.05). Increased time spent sleeping at night was positively associated with childhood obesity (P"
    }
]