Lifestyle-Related Determinants of Obesity among Omani Children

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-tovigorous physical activity time or screen time (p ≥0.05). increased time spent sleeping at night was positively associated with childhood obesity (p