• Prezentare generală
  • Prevalența obezității
  • Tendințe în timp
  • Clasificarea populației
  • Conducători auto
  • Comorbidități
  • Impactul economic
  • Politici (disponibile numai în limba engleză)
  • Contextual factors
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Prevalența obezității

Adulți, 2018

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:19+
Dimensiunea eșantionului:1772
Bibliografie:The Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System - Annual Report 2018 . Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System. Ministry of Health. https://www.moh.gov.kw/FoodNutrition/KNSSReport2018.pdf (Last accessed 24.07.20)
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Overweight by gender currently unavailable
Cu excepția cazului în care se specifică altfel, supraponderalitatea se referă la un IMC între 25 kg și 29,9 kg/m², obezitatea se referă la un IMC mai mare de 30 kg/m².

Adulți, 2014

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:18-69
Dimensiunea eșantionului:4391
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Kuwait STEPS Survey 2014
Cu excepția cazului în care se specifică altfel, supraponderalitatea se referă la un IMC între 25 kg și 29,9 kg/m², obezitatea se referă la un IMC mai mare de 30 kg/m².

Adulți, 2006

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:20-64
Dimensiunea eșantionului:2280
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Al-Nesf Y, Kamel M, El-Shazly MK, Makboul GM, Sadek AA, El-Sayed AM, El-Fararji A. Kuwait STEPS 2006. Kuwait Minsitry of Health, GCC, WHO 2006
Cu excepția cazului în care se specifică altfel, supraponderalitatea se referă la un IMC între 25 kg și 29,9 kg/m², obezitatea se referă la un IMC mai mare de 30 kg/m².

Adulți, 1998-2000

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:19+
Dimensiunea eșantionului:9755
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Jackson RT, Al-Mousa Z, Al-Raqua M, Prakash P and Muhanna. (2001). Prevalence of coronary risk factors in healthy adult Kuwaitis. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 52:301 - 311
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Not a true representative of the population. Sample were those whose attended the Kuwait Medical Council (KMC) or Public Authority for Social Security (PASS) for a medical check up.
Cu excepția cazului în care se specifică altfel, supraponderalitatea se referă la un IMC între 25 kg și 29,9 kg/m², obezitatea se referă la un IMC mai mare de 30 kg/m².

Copii, 2019

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:15-18
Dimensiunea eșantionului:706
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Kuwaiti adolescents and the perception of body weight by parents or friends. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8726464/ (last accessed 06.06.2022)
Cutoffs:International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) age- and sex-specific BMI

Copii, 2018

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:5-19
Dimensiunea eșantionului:12298
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:The Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System - Annual Report 2018 . Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System. Ministry of Health. https://www.moh.gov.kw/FoodNutrition/KNSSReport2018.pdf (Last accessed 24.07.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Copii, 2015

Tip de studiu:Auto-raportat
Vârstă:13-17
Dimensiunea eșantionului:3637
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/2015_GSHS_Kuwait_Fact_Sheet.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 25.11.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Copii, 2013-2014

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:15-18
Dimensiunea eșantionului:434
Zona acoperită:Subnațional
Bibliografie:Musaiger A.O et al. 2016. Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in eight Arab countries: comparison between two international standards (ARABEAT-2). Nutr Hosp. 33(5). pp. 1062-1065.
Cutoffs:IOTF

Copii, 2012-2013

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:6-18
Dimensiunea eșantionului:6574
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Elkum, N., Al-Arouj, M., Sharifi, M., Shaltout, A., and Bennakhi, A. (2016) Prevalence of childhood obesity in the state of Kuwait. Pediatric Obesity, 11: e30–e34. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12090
Cutoffs:IOTF

Copii, 2011

Tip de studiu:Auto-raportat
Vârstă:13-15
Dimensiunea eșantionului:2672
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Global School-based Student Health Survey, Fact Sheet available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/2011_GSHS_FS_Kuwait.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 25.11.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Copii, 2010-2011

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:15-18
Dimensiunea eșantionului:316
Zona acoperită:Regional
Bibliografie:Musaiger AO, Al-Mannai M, Tayyem R, Al-Lalla O, Ali EY, Kalam F, Benhamed MM, Saghir S, Halahleh I, Djoudi Z, Chirane M.Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Adolescents in Seven Arab Countries: A Cross-Cultural Study. J Obes. 2012;2012:981390. doi: 10.1155/2012/981390. Epub 2012 Sep 18.
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Kuwait City
Cutoffs:IOTF

Copii, 1999-2000

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:10-14
Dimensiunea eșantionului:14659
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Al-Isa AN. (2004). Body mass index, overweight and obesity among Kuwaiti intermediate school adolescents aged 10 - 14 years. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 58:1273 - 1277.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):This survey did not use Cole et al cut off. Reference for cut off: NCHS (1976 - 1980): Anthropometric reference data and prevalence of overweight. Vital & Health Statistics data from the National Health Survey Series 11, No. 238, DHHS Publication No(PHS)-87-1688, U.S.
Cutoffs:Other

Exces de greutate/obezitate în funcție de vârstă

Adulți, 2018

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Dimensiunea eșantionului:1772
Bibliografie:The Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System - Annual Report 2018 . Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System. Ministry of Health. https://www.moh.gov.kw/FoodNutrition/KNSSReport2018.pdf (Last accessed 24.07.20)
Cu excepția cazului în care se specifică altfel, supraponderalitatea se referă la un IMC între 25 kg și 29,9 kg/m², obezitatea se referă la un IMC mai mare de 30 kg/m².

Copii, 2018

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Dimensiunea eșantionului:12298
Bibliografie:The Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System - Annual Report 2018 . Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System. Ministry of Health. https://www.moh.gov.kw/FoodNutrition/KNSSReport2018.pdf (Last accessed 24.07.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Copii, 2016

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Dimensiunea eșantionului:12396
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:The Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System. 2016. 2016 Annual Report. Available from: https://www.moh.gov.kw/Renderers/ShowPdf.ashx?Id=62b5708c-d2fa-45a5-b677-c02632ac76a7. [Last accessed 30 January 2019]
Cutoffs:WHO

Exces de greutate/obezitate în funcție de regiune

Adulți, 2018

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:19+
Dimensiunea eșantionului:1772
Bibliografie:The Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System - Annual Report 2018 . Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System. Ministry of Health. https://www.moh.gov.kw/FoodNutrition/KNSSReport2018.pdf (Last accessed 24.07.20)
Cu excepția cazului în care se specifică altfel, supraponderalitatea se referă la un IMC între 25 kg și 29,9 kg/m², obezitatea se referă la un IMC mai mare de 30 kg/m².

Copii, 2018

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:5-19
Dimensiunea eșantionului:12298
Bibliografie:The Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System - Annual Report 2018 . Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System. Ministry of Health. https://www.moh.gov.kw/FoodNutrition/KNSSReport2018.pdf (Last accessed 24.07.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Activitate fizică insuficientă

Adulți, 2016

Bibliografie:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

Bărbați, 2016

Bibliografie:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

Femei, 2016

Bibliografie:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

Copii, 2016

Tip de studiu:Auto-raportat
Vârstă:11-17
Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Băieți, 2016

Tip de studiu:Auto-raportat
Vârstă:11-17
Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Fete, 2016

Tip de studiu:Auto-raportat
Vârstă:11-17
Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Copii, 2010

Vârstă:11-17
Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Băieți, 2010

Vârstă:11-17
Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Fete, 2010

Vârstă:11-17
Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Note (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Frecvența medie zilnică a consumului a băuturilor răcoritoare carbogazoase

Copii, 2009-2015

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:12-17
Bibliografie:Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Adulți, 2017

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:25+
Bibliografie:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Frecvență mai mică decât zilnică a consumului de fructe

Copii, 2008-2015

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:12-17
Bibliografie:Global School-based Student Health Surveys. Beal et al (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287. Sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Prevalence of less-than-daily fruit consumption (% less-than-daily fruit consumption)

Frecvență mai mică decât zilnică a consumului de legume

Copii, 2008-2015

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:12-17
Bibliografie:Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Prevalence of less-than-daily vegetable consumption (% less-than-daily vegetable consumption)

Frecvența medie săptămânală a consumului de mâncăruri de tip fast-food

Copii, 2009-2015

Vârstă:12-17
Bibliografie:Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system

Consum estimat de carne procesată pe cap de locuitor

Adulți, 2017

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:25+
Bibliografie:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adulți, 2017

Tip de studiu:Măsurat
Vârstă:25+
Bibliografie:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Sănătate mintală - tulburări depresive

Adulți, 2015

Bibliografie:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% of population with depression disorders

Sănătate mintală - tulburări de anxietate

Adulți, 2015

Bibliografie:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% of population with anxiety disorders

Cancer esofagian

Bărbați, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2207
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2207
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer mamar

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2207
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer colorectal

Bărbați, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2207
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2207
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer pancreatic

Bărbați, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2207
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2207
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancerul vezicii biliare

Bărbați, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2207
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2207
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer renal

Bărbați, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2207
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2207
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Cancer uterin

Femei, 2020

Vârstă:20+
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2207
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Tensiune arterială ridicată

Adulți, 2015

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Bărbați, 2015

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Femei, 2015

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Colesterol mare

Adulți, 2008

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Bărbați, 2008

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Femei, 2008

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Glicemie mare în condiții de repaus alimentar

Bărbați, 2014

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

Femei, 2014

Bibliografie:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

Prevalența diabetului

Adulți, 2021

Vârstă:20-79
Zona acoperită:Național
Bibliografie:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Adulți, 2019

Vârstă:20-79
Bibliografie:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Adulți, 2017

Bibliografie:Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definiții (disponibile numai în limba engleză):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Economic impact of overweight and obesity

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Policies, Interventions and Actions

National strategy for the prevention and response to noncommunicable chronic diseases in the State of Kuwait 2017-2025

National strategy for the prevention and response to noncommunicable chronic diseases in the State of Kuwait 2017-2025. Includes targets on tobacco control, diabetes and obesity.

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2017-2025
Target age group:Adulți și copii
Organisation:Government
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NCD Country Profiles 2018 (Obesity Targets)

The profiles also provide data on the key metabolic risk factors, namely raised blood pressure, raised blood glucose and obesity and National Targets on Obesity (as of 2017)

Categories:Evidence of Obesity Target
Year(s):2017 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adulți și copii
Organisation:World Health Organisation
References:Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Standards relating to trans fatty acid (TFA) elimination

The standard specifies a maximum level of 2% in vegetable oils and soft spreadable margarines, and 5% in all other foods, including ingredients sold to restaurants. This standard was accepted by the Kuwaiti government following the adopted of the Gulf Coperation Council adoption of the GSO standard and regulation of Trans Fatty Acids (GSO 2483/ 2015)

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2017 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adulți și copii
Organisation:Minister of Public Authority of Industry
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Countdown to 2023: WHO report on global trans fat elimination 2021. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2021. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Gulf Technical Regulation: Labeling of prepackaged food stuffs

Gulf Cooperation Council countries namely adopted the standards GSO (09/2013) Amd 2016 and GSO (150- 2/2013) for labeling of pre-packaged foods and shelf life. According to this GCC-wide standard, prepackaged food product labels should be in Arabic or include an Arabic language translation of the label. Producers and retailers are also mandated to provide a list of the nutrient content of pre-packaged food products, even in the absence of a nutrition or health claim.

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):2013 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adulți și copii
Organisation:Gulf Cooperation Council
Linked document:Download linked document
References:https://www.gso.org.sa/store/standards/GSO:615544/GSO%209:2013?lang=en

Kuwait National Programme for Healthy Living: first 5-year plan (2013-2017)

The Kuwait National Programme for Healthy Living is an initiative to promote the health and well-being for individuals living in the country. The plan has been modified to focus on obesity and diabetes in particular due to the historically high prevalence of these conditions in Kuwait.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Categories (partial):Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Evidence of Physical Activity Guidelines/Policy
Year(s):2013-2017
Target age group:Adulți și copii
Organisation:Kuwait Healthy Living
Find out more:www.karger.com
References:Behbehani K, Kuwait National Programme for Healthy Living: First 5-Year Plan (2013-2017). Med Princ Pract 2014;23(suppl 1):32-42.

Responsible Food and Beverage Marketing to Children Pledge

The Responsible Food and Beverage Marketing to Children Pledge, initially adopted in the GCC in 2010, is a voluntary commitment by the signatory companies to conduct responsible food and beverage marketing to children. The pledge informs and benchmarks how food and beverage products are marketed in a responsible way to children under the age of 12 in the region. In 2016 the pledge was enhanced by applying a set of nutrition criteria to define ‘better for you options’ . The pledge was endorsed by the Advertising Business Group in 2018.

Categories:Industry/Government regulations - voluntary /pledges
Categories (partial):Evidence of Marketing Guidelines/Policy
Year(s):2010 (ongoing)
Target age group:Copii
References:https://campaignme.com/global-food-beverage-companies-in-the-gcc-achieve-100-commitment-to-restrict-marketing-to-children/

GNPR 2016-17 (q7) Breastfeeeding promotion and/or counselling

WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 reported the evidence of breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling (q7)

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Target age group:Adulți
Organisation:Ministry of Health (information provided by the GINA progam)
Find out more:extranet.who.int
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en

Mandatory standard for food in schools

There is a ban on fizzy drinks, crisps and chocolates on school premises to reduce the intake of fat and sugar by pupils. The ban is monitored by the Ministry of Education but compliance is not reported to be high.

Categories:Evidence of School Food Regulations
Target age group:Copii
Organisation:Ministries of Education
References:WCRF. NOURISHING Database. https://policydatabase.wcrf.org/level_one?page=nourishing-level-one#step2=1#step3=337 (Accessed 25.01.2022

Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes: National Implementation of the International Code Status Report 2016 (Promotion of Breastfeeding)

The 2016 report provides information on the status of implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and subsequent relevant World Health Assembly resolutions (“the Code”) in and by countries. The report also identifies in which countries they actively promote the benefits of breastfeeding.

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Target age group:Adulți
Organisation:WHO UNICEF IBFAN
References:WHO. UNICEF. IBFAN. Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: National Implementation of the International Code. Status Report 2016. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2016

No actions could be found for the above criteria.

Contextual factors

Disclaimer: These contextual factors should be interpreted with care. Results are updated as regularly as possible and use very specific criteria. The criteria used and full definitions are available for download at the bottom of this page.

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Labelling

Is there mandatory nutrition labelling?Present
Front-of-package labelling?Absent
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration?Present
Color coding?Absent
Warning label?Absent

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?Absent
Tax on unhealthy foods?Absent
Tax on unhealthy drinks?Absent
Are there fiscal policies on healthy products?Absent
Subsidy on fruits?Absent
Subsidy on vegetables?Absent
Subsidy on other healthy products?Absent
Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)?Present
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Present
Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? Absent
Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Mandatory restriction on broadcast media?Absent
Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media?Absent
Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Present
Are there mandatory standards for food in schools?Present
Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products?Absent
Nutrition standards for public sector procurement?Absent

Political will and support

National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy?Absent
National obesity strategy?Absent
National childhood obesity strategy?Absent
Comprehensive nutrition strategy?Unknown
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Unknown
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Absent
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Present
Guidelines/policy on obesity treatment?Absent
Promotion of breastfeeding?Present

Monitoring and surveillance

Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors?Present
Within 5 years?Present

Governance and resource

Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)?Present

Key

Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

Last updated September 13, 2022

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