Overweight/obesity
Disease1 paper3 findings
In one human study of Qatari nationals and long-term non-Qatari residents, overweight/obesity is associated with family history of obesity, female sex and triglycerides.
- Humans1
Associations
3Triglyceride
upin humans1
1 study
Triglyceride
upin humans1
Triglyceride is associated with overweight/obesity in humans (aRRR 1.40, 95% CI 1.02–1.94).
HumansQatari nationals and non-Qatari long-term residents; multinomial logistic regressionn = 5,696
Prevalence, risk factors and comorbidities of overweight and obesity among adults in Qatar: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2023 Stepwise Survey · BMJ open · 5 Oct 2026
Female sex
upin humans1
1 study
Female sex
upin humans1
Female sex is associated with overweight/obesity in humans (aRRR 1.61, 95% CI 1.04–2.50).
HumansQatari nationals and non-Qatari long-term residents; multinomial logistic regressionn = 5,696
Prevalence, risk factors and comorbidities of overweight and obesity among adults in Qatar: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2023 Stepwise Survey · BMJ open · 5 Oct 2026
Family history of obesity
upin humans1
1 study
Family history of obesity
upin humans1
Family history of obesity is associated with overweight/obesity in humans (aRRR 2.17, 95% CI 1.32–3.7).
HumansQatari nationals and non-Qatari long-term residents; multinomial logistic regressionn = 5,696
Prevalence, risk factors and comorbidities of overweight and obesity among adults in Qatar: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2023 Stepwise Survey · BMJ open · 5 Oct 2026
Trial sponsors
Beijing QL Biopharmaceutical Co.,Ltd
Company1 trialPhase 160 people
1 trialPhase 432 people
VA Office of Research and Development
1 trial132 people
Latest
72Metabolically unhealthy normal weight tied to carotid disease
Normal-weight adults with metabolic dysfunction showed a hazard ratio of 1.69 for incident subclinical carotid atherosclerosis compared with…Normal-weight adults with metabolic dysfunction showed a hazard ratio of 1.69 for incident subclinical carotid atherosclerosis compared with metabolically healthy normal-weight peers.