Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight Among School Children Aged 8-18 Years in Rajkot, Gujarat

Indian Pediatr. 2016 Aug 8;53(8):743-4. Epub 2016 Jun 1.

Abstract

A total of 1496 school children aged 8-18 years (79.1% boys) participated in this study. Prevalence of obesity and overweight was estimated by using three different growth standards. Revised IAP 2015 growth standards detected more obese and overweight children than WHO 2007 and IOTF standards.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Obesity / epidemiology*
  • Overweight / epidemiology*
  • Students / statistics & numerical data*