Anthropometric Assessment of Nutritional Status of Adolescents of Kolkata, West Bengal

Mukhopadhyay, Ashish; Bhadra, Mithu; Bose, Kaushık

doi:10.1080/09709274.2005.11905832

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“…Similar trend was observed by Ijarotimi et al [15], Ukegbu [24] and Mukhopadhyay et al [14]. This is different from NHANES findings in which the BMI of males and females were almost identical.…”

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Weight status of adolescents in secondary schools in port Harcourt using Body Mass Index (BMI)

Adesina¹,

Peterside

Anochie

et al. 2012

Ital J Pediatr

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BackgroundAdolescent weight status is a cumulative effect of health and nutritional problems. Adolescent weight problems often go unnoticed as weight assessment is not considered a priority in adolescents.ObjectivesTo determine the weight status of adolescents using BMI and to identify the contributing factors to adolescent weight problems.MethodsIn April 2010, 960 adolescents aged 10–19 years in secondary schools in Port Harcourt were selected for the study using a stratified multi-staged sampling method. Structured questionnaires were filled by the investigators while weight and height were measured. BMI was calculated using the formula weight/height2 (kg/m2).ResultsThe prevalence of underweight, overweight, obesity and stunting were 6.4%, 6.3%, 1.8% and 5.4% respectively. Factors which were commoner in overweight adolescents were high socioeconomic class, higher maternal education, spending > 3 hours a day watching television and frequent ingestion of snacks.ConclusionThere is a need for periodic weight assessment of adolescents and health education to promote healthy eating habits and regular physical exercise as part of the School Health Programme.

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“…In South Asia, a high prevalence of about 50% was found among adolescents [14,19,20]. In Nigeria, there is scanty information on the weight status of adolescents and no available reference standard of their BMI exists.…”

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Weight status of adolescents in secondary schools in port Harcourt using Body Mass Index (BMI)

Adesina¹,

Peterside

Anochie

et al. 2012

Ital J Pediatr

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“…Lower prevalence has been reported by Mukhopadhyay, et al and Das, et al (36.49% and 28.60%, respectively). [10][11] In the present study prevalence of under nutrition was higher among females than in males. On the contrary under nutrition was higher among males than females in the studies by Mukhopadhyay, et al and Das, et al [10][11] Thus a high prevalence (28.60 %-78.4%) of malnutrition has been previously reported from India.…”

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Nutritional status of adolescents in urban and rural area of Kanpur

Rahman¹,

Tripathi²

2016

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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“…Malnutrition, both undernutrition and overnutrition, refers to an impairment of health, resulting from a de�ciency or from an excess or imbalance of nutrients. It is of public health signi�cance among adolescents across the world [2]. e coexistence of overweight/obesity and underweight is rather common in developing countries and is found to be increased proportionally over time [3,4].…”

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Nutritional Status among the Urban Meitei Children and Adolescents of Manipur, Northeast India

Singh

Devi

2013

Journal of Anthropology

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Purpose.To determine the nutritional status (underweight and overweight) among Meitei children and adolescents.Methods.Cross-sectional data on 854 subjects (384 boys and 470 girls) were collected during the months of May 2009 to August 2009 following house-to-house survey. An anthropometric rod and a weighing scale were used to measure height and weight. The presence of underweight and overweight has been evaluated using the international cutoff points for children and adolescents. MS-Excel software was used for all statistical analyses.Results.A high prevalence of underweight (30.21%) and overweight (3.12%) in the present study was found among children and adolescent boys, respectively. Among girls, the prevalence of both underweight (33.86%) and overweight (5.18%) was reported higher among children than adolescents, and the differences in the distribution were significant at 0.05 levels. The overall prevalence of underweight (28.29%) was found more or less the same among boys and girls, but overweight (5.10%) was reported higher among girls than boys (2.34%).Conclusion.The possible reasons for both forms of malnutrition among Meitei children and adolescents could be traced through poverty, low dietary intake, socioeconomic condition, nutrition transition, and changing lifestyles. The other possible reasons could be due to peer pressure, eating habits, or emotional factor.

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Anthropometric Assessment of Nutritional Status of Adolescents of Kolkata, West Bengal

Cited by 34 publications

References 11 publications

Weight status of adolescents in secondary schools in port Harcourt using Body Mass Index (BMI)

Weight status of adolescents in secondary schools in port Harcourt using Body Mass Index (BMI)

Nutritional status of adolescents in urban and rural area of Kanpur

Nutritional Status among the Urban Meitei Children and Adolescents of Manipur, Northeast India

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