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

Background: Obesity is a most prevalent malnutrition all over the world. It is estimated by the WHO that globally, over 1 billion (16%) adults are overweight and 300 million of these (5%) are obese. The highest rise in the number of obese is noted in the countries with fast growing economies especially of South East Asia. In India the prevalence of obesity is 12.6% in women and 9.3% in men. In other words, more than a 100 million individuals are obese in India. Objectives: To assess the prevalence of obesity in urban population of Shivamogga.Methods:A cross sectional study was conducted in Urban Shivamogga Study was conducted during February 1st to July 30th 2016 for 6 months. Data was collected from house hold members aged 15-64 years. The calculated sample size was 2000. Subjects were interviewed using a prestructured and pretested questionnaire adopted from WHO STEPS I and II, approaches for non-communicable diseases risk factors surveillance, after modifying to suit the local requirements (questions about Obesity and overweight were considered for study).Results: The prevalence of high BMI among study subjects was nearly fifty percent (45.6%). The prevalence of obesity in the study subjects was 31.6%, the prevalence was more in females (34.9%) compared to males (28.4%). The prevalence of central/ abdominal type of obesity was 41.2%.Conclusions:This community based study demonstrated high prevalence of obesity and overweight among the productive population of urban Shivamogga.

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Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight among 15-45 Years Adolescents & Adults in a Rural Area in Ahmednagar: A Cross Sectional Study

Pediatric Education and Research ◽

10.21088/per.2321.1644.5317.4 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 184-187

Author(s):

Sunil Mhaske ◽

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Deepa Kusalkar ◽

Bipin Rathod ◽

Thaslima K. ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rural Area ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Obesity And Overweight ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity

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Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight among Adolescent School Children in Jaipur, India

Research in Pharmacy and Health Sciences ◽

10.32463/rphs.2016.v02i02.18 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 98-102

Author(s):

Hossain S ◽

Singh S ◽

Samdarshi N ◽

Khatri V

Keyword(s):

School Children ◽

Age Groups ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sampling Procedure ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Obesity And Overweight ◽

Diet Preference ◽

Health Related ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity

Objective: The potential public health problem that is emerging now a days is an increasing incidence of childhood obesity and overweight in developing countries. It lead to a number of health related problems among children. This study was carried outto study the prevalence of obesity and overweight among adolescent school children of Achrol, Jaipur. Moreover, this study was alsoto identify any differences as per age, gender, life style disorders and diet preference. Setting and design: It was a school based cross-sectional study carried out over a period of 2 months in three different schools of Achrol village. Materials and methods: Adolescent school children between 12 to 15 years of age were analyzed by a random sampling procedure in three different selected schools. Results: The overall prevalence of obesity was 2% and of overweight was 10.2% among adolescent school children. The prevalence of overweight was 9.5% among boys and 10.9% among girls indicating that girls were at a greater risk of becoming obese. Conclusion: Overweight was marginally higher in the pubertal age groups of 13 to 15 years in Achrol and timely intervention is required for its control.

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To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of people regarding overweight and obesity: a cross-sectional study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173634 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (9) ◽

pp. 3113 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mahesh B. Jajulwar ◽

Pawan V. Meshram ◽

Daniel A. Saji

Keyword(s):

Urban Slum ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Obese People ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Obesity And Overweight ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity ◽

Diet Control ◽

Structured Questionnaire

Background: Prevention and management of obesity is largely depends on motivation and education of people about obesity, in turn this can be greatly facilitated by adequate baseline data on the knowledge, attitude and practise (KAP) of people. The aim of this study was to assess the KAP on obesity among obese people of an urban slum of Mumbai. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected sample from Shivaji Nagar urban slum area of Mumbai. Structured questionnaire were used to test their knowledge, attitude and practises regarding obesity. Results: 350 adults of age more than 18 years were analysed. 56% were male and 81.1% were of Muslim community. Prevalence of obesity and overweight was found to be 8.6% and 32.3% respectively as per body mass index (BMI). 42.0% subject’s thought that they are slim, 43.4% thought that they are fit and only 14.6% subjects considered hat they have weight more than normal. Only 46.9% said that they are frequently teased about their weight or physical appearance and only 28.6% said that teasing affected them mentally. 70.9% subjects know that there are health consequences of being obese and only 7.7% have made any effort to reduce weight. 88.3% subjects think diet control and 79.3% think exercise and 11.7% consider medication as a treatment modality for obesity. Conclusions: There appears to be lack of knowledge about obesity and its effects on health, as well as the methods for reducing weight. An IEC program can be developed in this context.

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The prevalence of obesity and overweight in Northeastern Iran

Asian Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.15419/ajhs.v4i1.435 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hakimeh Saadatifar ◽

Hadi Ostadimoghaddam ◽

Fahimeh Khoshhal ◽

Frida Jabbari-Azad ◽

Saman Mohazzab-Torabi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

The Body ◽

Health Policies ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Who Criteria ◽

Obesity And Overweight ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity ◽

The Mean

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess obesity and overweight by WHO criteria in Mashhad, Iran. Method: This cross-sectional study was performed on 4453 people from Mashhad in 2009. Comprehensive data of age, height, weight, education, and marriage was collected. Overweight and obesity were calculated according to the body mass index (BMI). Results: A total of 1828 participants entered study, of whom 70.4% were women. The mean age of the population was 39.8±13.5 years. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 36.5% (95% CI 34.3-38.6) and 16.9% (95% CI 15.1-18.8), respectively. The prevalence of overweight was 39.0% in men and 35.4% in women which increased significantly by age (P<0.001 & OR=1.055). The prevalence of obesity in men and women was 12.3% and 18.9% respectively which showed women had a significantly higher risk (P<0.001). The risk of overweight and obesity was higher in married but lower in educated people. Conclusion: This study showed a rapid increase in obesity and overweight, especially in women, in Mashhad population as a sample of the Iranian society. Attention to preventive and education plans should be the priority of health policies.

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Prevalence and determinants of obesity and overweight among school children of Ahmedabad City, Gujarat: a cross sectional study

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ◽

10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20161048 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 606-611

Author(s):

Rekha Thaddanee ◽

Upendra Chaudhari ◽

Nilesh Thakor

Keyword(s):

School Children ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Obesity And Overweight

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Association between obesity and sleep disorders in primary school children: a cross-sectional study

Medical Journal of Indonesia ◽

10.13181/mji.v28i2.2645 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 167-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Thong Felicia Melinda ◽

Rini Sekartini

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Sleep Disorders ◽

School Children ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Sleep Habits ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity ◽

Children’S Sleep

BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity in primary school children in Jakarta has reached 14% in 2013. Among many disorders, obesity can cause sleep disorders. However, sleep disorders in children are often overlooked by parents, even though they can cause physical, social, and psychological impacts. Therefore, it is necessary to find the association between obesity and sleep disorders in primary school children. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed between July–September 2015 on 107 children attending Menteng 01 Primary School, Jakarta. Children's weight and height were measured and then their parents filled out the brief infant sleep questionnaire (BISQ). The collected data were analyzed using chi-square. RESULTS In this study, 20.6% of the children were obese, which was higher than the prevalence of obesity in Jakarta. Meanwhile, sleep disorders occurred in 62.6% of children. Data about children’s sleep habits and parents’ opinion about their children’s sleep were obtained. It showed that snoring and parents’ opinion about sleep disorders were factors associated with children’s sleep disorder. Statistical analysis also showed a significant association between obesity and sleep disorders in children (p = 0.037). CONCLUSIONS The incidence of obesity in primary school children is high and is associated with sleep disorders.

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