Childhood Obesity and Its Associated Factors among School Children in Udupi, Karnataka, India

Gautam, Sujan; Jeong, Hyoungsun

doi:10.15280/jlm.2019.9.1.27

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“…In the Udupi study, there was no statistical correlation between frequent consumption of carbonated drinks and being overweight/obese [16]. But in Oceania, Pengpid and Peltzer found that consumption of >1 carbonated drink per day increased OR for obesity by 1.32 (95% CI 1.09-1.61, p < 0.01) [11].…”

Section: Dietary Factorsmentioning

confidence: 89%

“…Ramachandran et al reported the prevalence of overweight to be 17% in boys and 15.8% in girls in the age group 13-18 years from Chennai [25]. In the study from Udupi in South India, the prevalence of overweight and obese were 11.0 and 7.1%, respectively, in boys and 10.6 and 5.4%, respectively, in girls [16]. Researchers from Wardha, in Central India, reported the prevalence of overweight/ obesity to be 4.4% in boys and 4.3% in girls [17].…”

Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Prevalence of overweight/obesity in children aged 14-17 years from urban Delhi was 29% in private schools and 11.3% in governmentfunded schools [15]. In Udupi, the percentage of children with BMI in overweight/ obese range were 6.9%, 10.9% and 31.2% for government, aided and unaided/ private schools, respectively (p < 0.001) [16]. Ramachandran et al reported an overweight/obesity prevalence of 4.5% in low-income schools and 22% in better-off schools in Chennai [25].…”

Section: Socio-economic Factorsmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…The effect of religion on childhood obesity is varied. In Udupi, the odds of overweight/obesity in children from Muslim or Christian homes was significantly higher (for Muslims the AOR was 2.26, and for Christians it was 1.60) in comparison to children from Hindu homes [16]. The authors attributed this to a focus on vegetables in the Hindu diet and a lack of meat [16].…”

Section: Socio-economic Factorsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Prevalence of overweight/obesity in children in Delhi increased from 16% in 2002 to 24% in 2006 [15]. A study done in the urban areas of Udupi in South India, found prevalence of overweight and obesity in school children to be 10.8 and 6.2%, respectively [16]. Another study from Central India found 3.1% (95% CI 2.5-3.8) of children between 10 and 17 years to be overweight and 1.2% (95% CI 0.8-1.8) to be obese and overall 4.3% were overweight/obese [17].…”

Section: Indian Prevalencementioning

confidence: 99%

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The global prevalence of obesity has doubled from 1990 to 2015. Worryingly, the increase is more in children than in adults. In just three decades, the number of school-going children and adolescents with obesity has increased by 10-fold, and the International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) and International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) reckon that 200 million school children worldwide are either overweight or obese. The prevalence of obesity among 5-to 19-year-old Indian children, ranged between 3.6 and 11.7%. It is predicted that by 2025 there will be 17 million obese children in India. Urbanisation is the single most important factor linked to obesity in India. Epigenetic, dietary, familial, psychosocial, parental education and parental occupation are other important factors. About 50% of obese children will become obese adults. The prevalence of hypertension, type 2 diabetes dyslipidaemia and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children is also increasing parallelly. Prevention of childhood obesity is vital because it is near impossible to get children to lose weight and maintain it. A healthy diet and an active lifestyle should start from the pre-conception time itself and be continued through all stages of childhood. 2 been tried in different countries, and each one of them has important lessons for public health specialists and health policy makers. The WHO's Commission for Ending Childhood Obesity opines that this problem requires, 'a whole-government approach in which policies across all sectors systematically take health into account, avoid harmful health impacts, and thus improve population health and health equity' [4]. The magnitude of the problem, causative factors, complications of childhood obesity and some solutions will be discussed. Prevalence Global prevalenceObesity in school children is today an uncomfortable reality. The global prevalence of obesity has doubled between 1990 and 2015. Worryingly, the rate of increase in obesity in children is higher than that in adults in many countries [5]. Globally, about 10% of school children in the 5-17 age groups are obese or overweight [5]. The prevalence varies from 30% in America to less than 2% in sub-Saharan Africa. In just three decades, the number of school-going children and adolescents with obesity has increased by 10-fold, from 11 million to 124 million (2016 estimates). In addition to this, another 216 million children were estimated to be overweight though not obese in 2016 [6]. The International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) and International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) reckon that 200 million school children worldwide are either overweight or obese [7]. The problem probably starts early in childhood. A 2010 report estimated that 42 million children under the age of 5 were overweight and of these, 35 million lived in developing countries. While the prevalence of childhood obesity may be plateauing in some developed countries, it is showing a steep rise in developing countries of Asia and Africa. Within Asia, China ha...

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Section: Dietary Factorsmentioning

confidence: 89%

Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 93%