To determine the use of social media and its effects on physical health in school going adolescents. Methods: We enrolled 412 students and questionnaire on social media usage was given to the students and physical parameters like BMI (Body Mass Index) and WHR (Waist Hip Ratio) was taken. Result: It was observed that 60.9%, 19.7% and 0.7% were having mild, moderate and severe addiction, respectively, while 18.7% students were having no addiction of social media. It was seen that there were 0.9% subjects are severe underweight in boys and 0.5% in girls. 0.4% boys and 2.1% girls were underweight. 61.3% subjects were normal in boys and 70.1% in girls. 24.4% subjects were overweight in boys and 20.9% in girls. 12.9% subjects were obese in boys and 6.4% in girls. The waist-hip ratio was observed to be increasing from 0.82±0.07 among students having no addiction to 0.83±0.08 in mild addiction students and 0.88±0.07 in moderate addiction students which is statistically significant. Conclusion: Majority of the students (60.9%) were having mild social media addiction. There was significant association observed in severity of addiction and waist-hip ratio, which might lead to obesity and other non-communicable diseases in later life.
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