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The Kuwait Healthy Life Study assessed factors contributing to obesity, oral diseases, and hyperglycemia in school-aged children. The study recruited over 8,000 4th- and 5th-grade Kuwaiti students enrolled in public schools in Kuwait, who were selected to represent each of the six Kuwait governorates. The baseline assessment took place in 2011-2012, when participants were 9 to 11 years old, and they were followed up in 2013-2014 at 11 to 13 years old. In 2019, a subgroup of approximately 350 participants from two of the six governorates of Kuwait participated in a third wave of data collection at the age of 17.

Study design
Cohort

Number of participants at first data collection

8,317 (participants)

Age at first data collection

9 - 11 years (participants)

Participant year of birth

No information available

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
The six Kuwait governorates.

Sample features

Children and young people
School-aged children
Dataset details

Country

Kuwait

Year of first data collection

2011

Primary Institutions

Dasman Diabetes Institute (DDI)

Forsyth Institute

Harvard University

Kuwait University (جامعة الكويت, Kuniv)

Ministry of Health - Kuwait

Links

doi.org/10.1177/0022034516661509

doi.org/10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.10.006

doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.800373

Funders

Dasman Diabetes Institute (DDI)

Forsyth Institute

Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)

Ongoing?
No

Data types collected

Quantitative data collection
  • Interview – face-to-face
  • Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
  • Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
Qualitative data collection
  • None
Neuroimaging data collection
  • None
Linked or secondary data
  • None
Features

Engagement

  • None
  • Keywords

    Anthropometry
    Biological samples/biospecimens
    Blood pressure
    Demographics
    Dental health
    Diabetes
    Diet and nutrition
    Fitness
    Food intake
    Obesity
    Oral health
    Sleep
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