Right Diet: a television series to combat obesity among adolescents in Kuwait

Figures & data

Table 1 Height, weight, and body mass index of participants before and after the program

Participant	Before program			After program
	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	BMI	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	BMI
1	163	88	33.1	166	71	25.8
2	175	130	42.4	177	110	35.1
3	159	113	44.7	159	114	45.1
4	164	95	35.3	169	91	31.9
5	177	105	33.5	180	79	24.4
6	169	106	37.1	173	108	36.1
7	160	84	32.8	163	77	29.0
8	164	91	33.8	171	85	29.1
9	183	120	35.8	185	113	33.0
10	170	116	40.1	174	107	35.3
11	182	140	42.3	184	120	35.4
12	178	94	29.7	182	87	26.3
13	171	123	42.1	175	100	32.7
14	165	90	33.1	168	84	29.8
Total (mean ± SD)	170.0 ± 7.9	106.8 ± 17.3	36.8 ± 4.6	173.3 ± 7.9	96.1 ± 16.0	32.0 ± 5.4

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation.

Table 2 Effect of components of television series as perceived by adolescents

Factor	Very strong (n)	Strong (n)	Fairly strong (n)	Not fairly strong (n)	Not strong (n)	Not strong at all (n)
Counsellor	85.7% (12)	7.1% (1)	7.1% (1)	0	0	0
Family support	64.3% (9)	14.3% (2)	14.3% (2)	7.1% (1)	0	0
Type of program (education, diet, and physical activity)	64.3% (9)	14.3% (2)	7.1% (1)	14.3% (2)	0	0
Peer group	50.0% (7)	14.3% (2)	7.1% (1)	7.1% (1)	14.3% (2)	7.1% (1)
Effect of television series on participants	42.9% (6)	14.3% (2)	0	7.1% (1)	21.4% (3)	14.3% (2)
Incentives and activities of television series	21.4% (3)	7.1% (1)	21.4% (3)	14.3% (2)	14.3% (2)	21.4% (3)