Overweight and obesity in affluent school children of Punjab |
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| Authors: | Sharda Sidhu Reader Navdeep Kaur Ramanjeet Kaur |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143 005, Indiashardasidhu@hotmail.com;3. Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143 005, India |
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| Abstract: | In the present cross-sectional study, an attempt has been made to report the prevalence of overweight and obesity in school-going children of the affluent families of Punjab. A total of 1000 children (490 boys and 510 girls) were measured for height and weight. Overweight and obesity were assessed using age and sex-specific body mass index (BMI) cut-off points. In the present study, 12.24% boys and 14.31% girls were overweight, and 5.92% boys and 6.27% girls were obese. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among the affluent school children of Punjab was as high or higher as in some developed countries. |
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| Keywords: | Obesity overweight body mass index affluent school children Punjab India |
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