Prevalence of childhood obesity and its determinants among rural children of B G Nagara
Journal Title: International Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction India is witnessing under nutrition as one of the major public health problem however there exists a significant magnitude of overweight and obesity among children and adolescent Childhood obesity has emerged as one of the global health problems as a result of high intake of calorie rich foods and low level of physical activity Most of the studies are conducted at metropolitan cities with limited information on prevalence of childhood obesity in rural areaAim and Objective To determine the prevalence of obesity among school children in the age group of 612 years in rural MandyaMaterials and Methods A cross sectional survey was conducted among 1328 students in the age group 612 years The body mass index BMI for age charts were used to assess weight in relation to height as recommended by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The 85th95th percentile and 95th percentile specific for age and sex were used to define overweight and obesity respectively in childrenResults and Conclusion Data from 1288 students were included for analysis with the overall response rate of 9698 Out of 1288 participants 777 603 were boys 511 397 were girls The prevalence of underweight overweight and obesity was 549 n707 18 n24 and about 1 n12 respectively The prevalence was more towards pubertal age 1012 years than in early childhood Childhood obesity was not associated with parental obesity or junk food consumption in children To conclude even though prevalence of childhood overweight obesity was about 28 it necessitates immediate action as it is accompanied by many noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes hypertension and cardiovascular diseaseKeywords Prevalence Childhood obesity Overweight School children BMI Junk food
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Asharani N, Rahul H V, Aliya Nusrath
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