CORELLATION OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY WITH LIFE STYLE HABITS AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN AGRA REGION

DR DEEPAK KUMAR TANDAN; DR RAJESH KUMAR; DR NIRMAL CHANDRA PRAJAPATI; DR. S.K.KSUSAL

Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

CORELLATION OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY WITH LIFE STYLE HABITS AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN AGRA REGION

Dr Deepak Kumar Tandan, Dr Rajesh Kumar, Dr Nirmal Chandra Prajapati, Dr. S. K. Ksusal

Abstract :

CORELLATION OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY WITH LIFE STYLE HABITS AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN AGRA REGION Tandan D, Kumar R, Prajapati NC, Kaushal SK Department of pediatrics, S. N. Medical College, Agra Obesity in children is becoming a major public health problem in developing countries (range from 3% to 29%).Present study is an attempt to assess the prevalence of obesity among school children of Agra region and its correlation with their life style. Study design- A Cross-sectional study Setting- Two schools of Agra (one private and one government) and department of pediatrics. Method- Two schools were selected for the study and permission was taken from the school authorities. All children consented for the study were examined in detail and based on BMI diagnosed as obese. The obese children were finally enrolled and detailed examination and life style habits were recorded as a predesigned pretested semi structured proforma. The results and final assessment was done using SPSS-16 software. Results- 400(68% male, 32% were female) children in the age group of 10 to 16 years were enrolled from two schools. Prevalence of overweight was 2% and obesity was 4% respectively. Overweight was observed in 2.94 % of boys and none of the girls. Obesity was observed in 2.94% of boys and 6.25% of girls. Obesity was found more in children who consumed Pizza/Burger/French-fries i.e.11.35 % as compared to children who consumed Fried local food, Chips/Namkeen etc (7%). Obesity was more prevalent among children who had sedentary life style like daily watching television & using computer i.e. 8.09% as compared to children who had some physical activity like outdoor activity & physical exercise (4.16%). Conclusion- Prevalence of overweight and obesity is more in junk food consumer and those who do not involve in outdoor activities