RESUMO
To assess frequency of obesity among college adolescent male and female students on BMI-Prime bases through anthropometric. Cross sectional study. At higher secondary colleges located in urban areas of Bahawalpur City. From February 2009 to March 2009 Assessment of obesity among 400 college male and female students equally divided, ages from 16 to 23 years was carried out on BMI-Prime bases. Weight categories so achieved were stratified and labeled. There were 3 [0.75%] severely under weight, 44 [11%] under weight, 273[68.25%] normal, 68[17%] over weight, 9[2.25%] obese and 3[0.75%] were clinically obese. There was no morbidly obese. No statistical gender difference for severely under weight and clinically obese was noted. However females were more under weight [p<0.05] while males were more over weight [P<0.05] and obese [P<0.05] when compared with each other. The adolescent female college students were under weight when compared to their male colleagues. The frequency of obesity was higher among male students