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March 07-08, 2019 | London, UK

Journal of Diabetology | Volume 3

Annual Summit on

Diabetes, Obesity & Heart

Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Syndrome

International Conference on

Joint Event

Smoking (waterpipe and cigarette) and obesity among university students in UAE and Palestine: Cross

sectional study

Haleama Al Sabbah

Zayed University, UAE

o assess the prevalence rate of waterpipe smoking

behaviour among university students in West Bank and

Dubai, and determine the factors associated with waterpipe

smoking among young people. A cross-sectional study was

made to understand the real-time behaviour of the student.

5 Universities in West Bank-Palestine and 5 Universities

in Dubai-UAE was chosen for this study. 3800 students

randomly selected with a response rate of 87.6%. The self-

administered questionnaire was used to collect the data.

The key measures were waterpipe smoking, weight, height,

cigarettes smoking, dieting to reduce weight, perception and

knowledge related to waterpipe smoking. Weight, height

and waist circumference were measured from a subsample

of 500 students. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated

using the WHO cut-offs to identify obese, overweight and

underweight students. In total, 3327 students (54% West

Bank and 46% Dubai) included in this analysis. In Dubai, 22%

were overweight and 9% were obese. In West Bank, 14%

were overweight, and 4% were obese. 16% in Dubai and 18%

in West Bank smoke cigarettes. The quarter of the students

in Dubai (26%) and 32% in West Bank smoke waterpipe. 17%

in Dubai and 18% in West Bank smoke water pipe in order

to reduce their weight. Significant associations were found

between smoking waterpipe and obesity, overweight, and

abdominal obesity (p<0.001).