Obesity amongst affluent adolescent girls.
Indian J Pediatr
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2007 Jul; 74(7): 619-22
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en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-84525
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the prevalence and type of obesity in affluent schoolgirls aged 16 and 17 yr.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2002, in 4 randomly selected public schools of Delhi. All girls from randomly chosen classes were included. Weight, height and waist and hip circumferences were measured for all 414 schoolgirls and their socio-demographic profile was recorded. Body mass index [BMI] and waist hip ratio [WHR] were calculated for all the girls. BMI > 30 (i.e.--95th percentile) denotes obesity and BMI > 25 (i.e.--85th percentile) denotes overweight as according to International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) criteria. WC > 80 cm or WHR > 0.85 denote central obesity.RESULTS:
Prevalence of obesity and overweight amongst the study subjects was 5.3% and 15.2% respectively (IOTF). Out of the 22 obese girls central obesity was present in 21 girls (95.4%) [WC > 80 cm] and 12 girls (54.5%) [WHR > 0.85].CONCLUSION:
There is significant prevalence of obesity in affluent schoolgirls in Delhi and more than half of them have central obesity.
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Asunto principal:
Clase Social
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Factores Socioeconómicos
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Estatura
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Peso Corporal
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Prevalencia
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Estudios Transversales
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Adolescente
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Relación Cintura-Cadera
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Pediatr
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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