• Asia Pac J Public Health · Nov 2011

    Comparative Study

    Rural-urban comparison in prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents of Asian Indian origin.

    • Arnab Ghosh.
    • Biomedical Research Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. arnab_cu@rediffmail.com
    • Asia Pac J Public Health. 2011 Nov 1; 23 (6): 928-35.

    ObjectivesTo study whether the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is restricted by habitat (urban vs rural).MethodsA total of 753 healthy children and adolescents, out of which 293 (159 boys and 134 girls) were collected Santiniketan (rural area) and 460 (241 boys and 219 girls) were from Calcutta and the suburbs (urban area), aged 8 to 18 years took part in the study. Participants were subsequently divided into 3 age groups: group I, 8 to 12 years; group II, 13 to 15 years, and group III, 16 to 18 years.ResultsIt was observed that the overall prevalence of overweight and obesity in the study was 9.6% and 5.7%, respectively. Urban residence and high level of parental education are associated with overweight and obesity in children and adolescents (R(2) = 40.3%).ConclusionPrevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents is not restricted to any particular habitat and warrants early intervention if this global epidemic is to be checked.

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