Mysore childhood obesity study

Abstract

We conducted this study to document the prevalence of obesity, overweight and underweight in the school children aged 5 to 16 years from Mysore. 5 Principal Investigators and 13 Co-Investigators trained the teachers of 139 schools (Private--111, Govt--28) to record the vital statistics of the children studying in their schools. A total of 43,152 school children (23,527 boys and 19,625 girls) were surveyed. 36,354 children were from private schools and 6798 children were from Government (Govt) schools. Indian Academy of Pediatrics growth charts were used as reference. The prevalence of obesity, overweight and underweight were 3.4%, 8.5% and 17.2%, respectively. The prevalence of obesity was maximum in the age group of 5-7 years and in those from private schools.

Prevalence of obesity and overweight among school children of Pune city, Maharashtra, India: a cross sectional study

“…Similar findings were also obtained in the studies done by Karur S et al, Unnitan et al and Marwaha et al [16][17][18] In our study overall prevalence of obesity and overweight was 5.62% and 9.99% respectively. Similar prevalence of obesity and overweight in school children were found in studies done by Kapil et al, Kotian et al, Premnath et al and Kadilkar et al 7,9,11,19 …”

Impact of educational intervention regarding hazards of obesity and its preventive measures among students of commerce colleges of Ahmedabad city, Gujarat, India

“…Similar prevalence of obesity and overweight in students were found in studies done by Ghonge S et al, Thaddanee R et al, Kapil et al, Kotian et al, Premnath et al and Kadilkar et al 2,[6][7][8][9][10] Early adulthood is an age of transition and clearly recognized for its vulnerability to adoption of behavior predisposing to NCD (Non Communicable Diseases) development. Hence their knowledge scope and behavioral pliability makes them an attractive group for intervention.…”

Prevalence of hypertension and its association with obesity among school children of Pune city, Maharashtra, India: a cross sectional study

“…Similar prevalence of obesity and overweight in school children were found in studies done by Kapil et al, 7 Kotian et al, 9 Premnath et al, 11 and Kadilkar et al 12 In our study, amongst 200 obese and overweight children identified, prevalence of hypertension was 6% and that of pre hypertension was 4.5% ,as compared to 1.25% and 1.5% in normal weight children. The results are comparable to the study done by Rao et al 13 in 2223 overweight children of 9 to 16 years age group in Pune, which showed that the prevalence of hypertension was 9.7%.…”