Prevalence of overweight and obesity among the affluent adolescent school children of Amritsar, Punjab
Sidhu, S.; Marwah, G.; Prabhjot
Collegium Antropologicum 29(1): 53-55
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0350-6134 PMID: 16117299 Document Number: 264597
In the present study, an attempt has been made to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescent children (between 10-15 years of age) of the affluent families of Amritsar district of Punjab, a state in rapid economic and epidemiological transition. A total of 640 children (323 boys and 317girls) were measured for height and weight. Overweight and obesity were assessed using age and sex-specific body mass index (BMI) cut-off points. 9.91% boys and 11.99% girls were overweight, and 4.95% boys and 6.31% girls were obese. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among the affluent children in Amritsar was as high or higher as in some industrialized countries.