Overweight and obesity in affluent school children of Punjab

被引：25

作者：

Sidhu, S ^{[1
]}

Kaur, N ^{[1
]}

Kaur, R ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Guru Nanak Dev Univ, Dept Human Genet, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India

来源：

ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY | 2006年 / 33卷 / 02期

关键词：

obesity; overweight; body mass index; affluent school children; Punjab; India;

D O I：

10.1080/03014460600578631

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

In the present cross- sectional study, an attempt has been made to report the prevalence of overweight and obesity in school- going children of the affluent families of Punjab. A total of 1000 children ( 490 boys and 510 girls) were measured for height and weight. Overweight and obesity were assessed using age and sex- specific body mass index ( BMI) cut- off points. In the present study, 12.24% boys and 14.31% girls were overweight, and 5.92% boys and 6.27% girls were obese. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among the affluent school children of Punjab was as high or higher as in some developed countries.

引用

页码：255 / 259

页数：5

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