Prevalence and comparison of obesity, overweight, and thinness by different growth standards among affluent schoolchildren (8–18 years) in Rajkot

Prevalence of Hypertension and Adiposity Indicators Among Children and Adolescents of Meghwal Community: A Cross-sectional Study from Udaipur, Rajasthan (India)

“…Moreover, sex-wise difference in the prevalence of adiposity indicators was observed in this study with boys being more overweight/obese as compared to girls. Similar trends have been observed in other studies as well, showing male preponderance to overweight/obesity as compared to female (Chudasama et al, 2017; Jain et al, 2016; Pathak et al, 2018). The possible reasons for the low prevalence of adiposity indicators in this population may include a more traditional low-fat diet, less exposure to sedentary pastimes, and a greater time spent playing outdoors, owing to rural lifestyles with much more open space.…”

“…Numerous studies have reported varying prevalence of overweight/obesity among children and adolescents in both urban and rural India (Bisai et al, 2010; Bishwalata et al, 2010; Chudasama et al, 2017; Pathak et al, 2018; Shanmugam et al, 2016). Ranjani et al (2016) conducted a pooled analysis of overweight/obesity prevalence among Indian children and adolescents and found an increasing trend after 2010 (19.3%) as compared to earlier prevalence of 16.3% as reported in 2001–2005.…”

Time to Shun Diversity in Growth Charts: A Case for Using Only IAP 2015 Growth Charts for Identification of Growth Abnormalities in 5–18-Year-Old Indian Children

“…In the IAP 2015 charts, 23rd adult equivalent centile corresponds to approximately 0.55 SD (71st centile) for males and 0.67 SD (75th centile) for females; while the 27th adult equivalent centile corresponds to 1.33 SD (90th centile) and 1.63 SD (95th centile), respectively, in males and females. This revised approach has helped in early identification of children with overweight/ obesity, as noted in previous studies [6,7], and corroborated by the present study as well [1].…”

“…However, a quick comparison of the 3rd centiles of the 2015 BMI charts [4] and 5th centiles of the older charts [3] suffices to dispel this notion, as the 3rd centiles of the 2015 charts are nearly uniformly lower than the 5th centiles of the 2007 charts. Indeed, in two previous studies from Delhi and Rajkot, the proportion of school children with thinness was higher by the older IAP charts (4.4% and 5.9%, respectively) compared to the 2015 charts (2.4% and 3.4%, respectively) [6,7]. The reason for the discrepant observation in the present study is that Chalil et al have used −2 SD to define wasting using the older as well as the 2015 charts.…”

Association of nutritional status with dietary and behavioural patterns among adolescents

“…In a comparative study, Revised IAP 2015 growth standards have been reported to detect obese and overweight children, with precision comparable to WHO 2007 and more than IOTF standards. 8 An Iranian study among 13-14 year old girls had reported higher mean height and weight compared to the present study 9 which may be attributable to the region wise and socioeconomic status wise differences. In the present study among MIG, prevalence of overweight was 12.3%, more in female and obesity was 4.4%, comparable in male and female.…”