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
Country
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
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Dasman Diabetes Institute (DDI)
Forsyth Institute
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
Engagement
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