Obesity amongst affluent adolescent girls

Mehta, Manthan; Bhasin, Sanjiv Kumar; Agrawal, Kamal; Dwivedi, Sada Nand

doi:10.1007/s12098-007-0109-8

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“…9 Another study among affluent girls in Delhi reported the prevalence of obesity and overweight to be 5.3 and 15.2%, respectively. 10 Similar studies had been conducted to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in India and the results are comparable to our study, with respect to the prevalence of obesity. 11,14 A study done in USA during [2001][2002] showed the prevalence of overweight and obesity as 31.5 and 16.5%, respectively, for the 6 to 19…”

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Prevalence of Obesity Among Urban School Children of Kochi City

Shiji¹

2014

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OBJECTIVE:To study the prevalence of obesity and overweight among urban school children in Kochi. SETTING AND DESIGN: Secondary data analysis of a school-based cross sectional study of an urban school of Kochi. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a private school in Kochi, India. A total of 1178 school children in the age group of 6-15 years were studied. Weight and height of each student was measured using standard measures and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. For children and teens, after BMI is calculated, the BMI number is plotted on the CDC BMI-for-age growth charts (for either girls or boys) to obtain a percentile ranking.Statistical analysis: Chi-square test. RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight (≥85th percentile) among children was 10.1% and prevalence of obesity (>95th percentile) was 5.6%. Boys had the highest prevalence of overweight (11.5%) and obesity (6.53%). Male children from private schools and urban areas were at greater risk of being overweight and obese. CONCLUSIONS: Childhood obesity is a problem in boys and requires timely intervention for its control.

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Prevalence of Obesity Among Urban School Children of Kochi City

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2014

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“…9 A review of a few select studies during 2001 to 2012 showed a prevalence of overweight among children aged 10-19 years to be 9.9 to 19.9 per cent; high in both boys (3 to 15.1%) than in girls (5.3 to 13.3%) indicating early onset of obesity affecting more of urban school adolescents (3.4 to 6.5%) as compared to 0.6 per cent among the rural adolescents with significant gender variations. [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Vohra R et al 19 in 2011 in Lucknow found the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 17% and 0.73% respectively among school-going children. Important correlates were children playing out-door's games for less than 30 minutes and those consuming fast food.…”

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Nutritional status of adolescent girls in urban slums of Moradabad: a cross sectional study

Awasthi

Srivastava

Dixit

et al. 2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…[15] Moreover, it is found that adolescence is considered as one of critical time and age frames in development of obesity. [18] The adolescent period consists of growth and development physically, psychologically, and sexually, thus preparing the individual toward adulthood. Adolescents who are obese have more likelihood of becoming obese in adulthood.…”

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Does visceral fat affect aerobic fitness in Indian adolescents of 18-19 years' age group?

Parikh¹,

Shah²,

Singh³

2017

Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol

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Background: Cardiovascular endurance tests are considered as one of the best methods for assessment of the individual's health. Reduced aerobic fitness is seen in overweight and obese. Aerobic fitness is also reduced in centrally obese individual. However, very less scientific documentation available on the effect of visceral fat on aerobic fitness in Indian adolescents. Aims and Objectives: The present study was undertaken to check the effect of visceral fat on aerobic fitness in Indian adolescents of 18-19 years of age group. Materials and Methods: Our study was conducted on 120 healthy, non-athletes' Indian adolescents (60 males and 60 females) of 18-19 years of age group after their voluntary written consent. Visceral fat was recorded by bioelectrical impedance technique using Omron HBF-302 body fat analyzer. All volunteers were categorized into two groups on the basis of their visceral fat. Volunteers with visceral fat 0-9 were categorized as a normal visceral fat group, and volunteers with visceral fat ≥10 were categorized as a high visceral fat group. Estimation of VO 2 max was done by treadmill exercise test following the standard Bruce protocol. Results: In high visceral fat Indian adolescents, VO 2 max by treadmill exercise test was significantly less as compared to the normal visceral fat group. In normal visceral fat male adolescents (n = 30), VO 2 max was 49.29 ± 7.81 ml/kg/min, and in high visceral fat male adolescents (n = 30), VO 2 max was 33.94 ± 6.75 ml/kg/min. (P < 0.001). Similarly, in normal visceral fat female Indian adolescents, VO 2 max was 47.85 ± 7.10 ml/kg/min, whereas in high visceral fat female adolescents (n = 30), VO 2 max was 29.68 ± 7.79 ml/kg/min. (P < 0.001). Conclusion: VO 2 max was significantly less in high visceral fat adolescents compared to normal visceral fat adolescents. Increased visceral fat is associated with reduced aerobic fitness in Indian adolescents.

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Obesity amongst affluent adolescent girls

Abstract: There is significant prevalence of obesity in affluent schoolgirls in Delhi and more than half of them have central obesity.

Cited by 28 publications

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Prevalence of Obesity Among Urban School Children of Kochi City

Prevalence of Obesity Among Urban School Children of Kochi City

Nutritional status of adolescent girls in urban slums of Moradabad: a cross sectional study

Does visceral fat affect aerobic fitness in Indian adolescents of 18-19 years' age group?

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