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Obesity amongst affluent adolescent girls.
Indian J Pediatr ; 2007 Jul; 74(7): 619-22
Artículo 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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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental) Asunto principal: Clase Social / Factores Socioeconómicos / Estatura / Peso Corporal / Femenino / Humanos / Prevalencia / Estudios Transversales / Adolescente / Relación Cintura-Cadera Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Factores de riesgo País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Inglés Revista: Indian J Pediatr Año: 2007 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental) Asunto principal: Clase Social / Factores Socioeconómicos / Estatura / Peso Corporal / Femenino / Humanos / Prevalencia / Estudios Transversales / Adolescente / Relación Cintura-Cadera Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Factores de riesgo País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Inglés Revista: Indian J Pediatr Año: 2007 Tipo del documento: Artículo