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A Cross sectional study on the Prevalence of Overweight and obesity and its association with Dietary pattern among school going children
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hussain, Mubeen Kapate, Rajashekhar Reddy, Shrinivas B. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and to identify its association with the dietary factors among 10-15 years school children. Material and Method : Parameters of height and weight were measured and recorded following the completion of the questionnaire and the results were compared against the body mass index for age percentiles of both sexes (body mass index percentile charts) developed by National Center for Health Statistics in collaboration with National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (World Health Organization) Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was13.22% and 6.82% among school children aged between10-15 years. The present study found positive association of overweight and obesity with calories consumed per day and snacking habit. Conclusion: Prevalence of overweight and obesity were high among the school children and need to be addressed by primary and secondary methods of prevention. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.medicainnovatica.org/2013-Dec%20Issue/7.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
