Abstract:Background: Undernutrition and obesity co-exist in Nigeria. The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of overweight and obesity across different age groups using waist circumference, waist height ratio and body mass index in Nigerian children. Methods: Cross-sectional study involving 2,893 students aged 9-18 years (1,140 boys and 1,753 girls) using multistage cluster sampling design. Weight, height, Waist circumference (WC) were measured, body mass index (BMI), waist to height ratio (WHtR) were ca… Show more
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