Prevalence of Obesity and Hypertension among apparently healthy school children aged 5-15 years of affluent societies of Tirupati
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Developing countries are undergoing nutritional transition due to increased economic development and market globalization leading to rapid changes in lifestyle and dietary habits. Malnutrition, in every form, presents significant threat to human health. Developing countries like India are facing the peculiar situation of having to deal with both ends of the spectrum (undernutrition and overnutrition) of nutritional disorders. The prevalence of hypertension in children is reported to be 1-3%. Elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents may be an early expression of essential hypertension in adulthood. The prevalence of obesity and hypertension in the present study was 3.89% and1.36% respectively. Girls were found to be more obese than boys and the difference is statistically significant. Out of 74 obese children, nearly three fourth of them 72.9 %( 54) were in the age group of 11-15years and remaining 27.1% (20) were belonged to 5- 10 years age group.
Authors and Affiliations
Manohar B. , Sasi Kumar B. , Shankar Reddy Dudala
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP215465
- DOI -
- Views 112
- Downloads 0
Assessment of Immunization Status among the Children Age Group between 12-23 Months by 15 Cluster Sampling Technique in Rural Area of Tamilnadu.
Back ground: Vaccination greatly reduces the morbidity, disability and mortality. Independent experts and WHO have shown that vaccines are far safer than therapeutic medicines. Approximately 46% of all deaths in low-inco...
A Cross-Sectional Study on Bone Density in Adults from an Urban Area of South India
Introduction: Osteopenia and osteoporosis which refers to mild and severe bone density loss, together comprise Low Bone Density (LBD). Low bone density affects an estimated 200 million women globally but there are no est...
Assessment of Nutritional Status of Under Five Children Residing in Rural Area of Kerala State
Background:. Malnutrition in children is the consequence of a range of factors like poverty, ignorance, illiteracy etc. and is often related to intake of poor quality food, insufficient food intake and severe and repeate...
Gender differentials in physical exercise practices among type 2 DM patients in a medical college hospital
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a growing public health concern in India. In the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus, self-care plays important role. Extensive review literature has revealed that there is a acute sca...
Infant and Child Feeding Practices among Tribal Population in Bangalore district, Karnataka
Introduction: Tribes constitute 8.2% of the Indian population. Social barriers may prevent the utilization of available nutrition supplementation programmes and services for women and children. Each tribe has its own uni...