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Anthropometrics were measured, and fasting blood samples were taken to ascertain glucose and lipid profile.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The overall prevalence of obesity was significantly higher in 2013 [15.3 (95% confidence interval 13.7\u201316.9)] than 2008 [12.6 (11.3\u201313.9)] (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.012). Stratified by sex, the prevalence of obesity among boys was significantly higher in 2013 than 2008 [2008\u2009=\u200912.0 (10.3\u201313.7) versus 2013\u2009=\u200917.4 (15.1\u201319.7); <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001]. The age groups 13 and 15\u2009years had a significantly higher mean triglycerides in 2013 than 2008 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2010values 0.003 and &lt;0.001, respectively) and lower mean HDL\u2010cholesterol also in the 13\u2009years old age group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The prevalence of childhood obesity in Saudi Arabia has increased in particular age groups (13\u201315\u2009years) during a 5\u2010year span. Special attention is warranted in these vulnerable age groups, particularly in boys, as cardiometabolic risk factors appear to worsen.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/cch.12361","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,6,7]],"date-time":"2016-06-07T05:12:56Z","timestamp":1465276376000},"page":"652-657","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Comparisons in childhood obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors among urban <scp>Saudi Arab<\/scp> adolescents in 2008 and 2013"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"42","author":[{"given":"N.M.","family":"Al\u2010Daghri","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Biomarkers Research Program Biochemistry Department, College of Science King Saud University  Riyadh Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"Prince Mutaib Chair for Biomarkers of Osteoporosis King Saud University  Riyadh Saudi 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