The aim of this study was to assess the trends in the prevalence of various health indicators among adolescents in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: Nationally representative data were analysed from 24,220 in-school adolescents (median age = 14 years) that took part in three cross-sectional surveys (2005, 2010 and 2016) of the “UAE Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)”. |