Volume : IX, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

B.M.I variations in Adolescent Children Urban versus Rural &Male versus Female

Dr. C. Suryanarayana Vittal

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Achievement of optimum growth during this period is of utmost importance in maintaining good health thereafter. WHO recommends the use of BMI for growth monitoring in adolescents in the community setup. Reports of nutritional status of adolescents from different parts of India are published periodically by different authors. Present study is undertaken to enrich the scanty information that is available about the nutritional status of children in our surrounding areas. Objectives: 1. To study the nutritional status of school children in urban and rural schools in coastal Andhra Pradesh. 2. To identify prevalence of under–nutrition and obesity based on BMI status of children 3. To observe any differences based on urban or rural setups and sex differences. Material and Methods: Study Design: A cross sectional observational study Study Period: From October 2018 to June 2019 Study Area: Urban and rural schools in West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh Results: 1. The prevalence of under–nutrition is more in rural areas compared to the urban areas and the difference is found to be statistically significant 2. The prevalence of under–nutrition significantly higher in males in both urban and rural areas 3. The prevalence of severe under–nutrition is seen males, both in rural and urban areas though the difference is not statistically significant. 4. More girls in both rural and urban areas are found to have BMI >18.5 compared to males, but the difference is found to not be statistically significant Conclusion: The prevalence of under nutrition (BMI value of <18.5) is found to be more in rural areas compared to urban areas from our study and the difference is found to be statistically significant. Urban adolescents of Coastal Andhra have moderate rates of under–nutrition (42%). There is a clear pattern found where urban boys are more prone for under–nutrition than urban girls (56% vs 44%). The prevalence of under nutrition as defined as a BMI value of < 18.5 is found to be significantly higher in males in both urban and rural setups. (p < 0.005). The prevalence of obesity (BMI above 25) is found to be of 5.8% with equal sex distribution.

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B.M.I VARIATIONS IN ADOLESCENT CHILDREN URBAN VERSUS RURAL &MALE VERSUS FEMALE, Dr. C. Suryanarayana Vittal INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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