Title: Assessment of Obesity and Factors Responsible for Obesity among School Going Children
Authors: Ujwal L Yeole, Pratiksha D Dighe, Pravin P Gawali, Roshan G Adkitte, Gaurai M Gharote
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i8.05
Purpose: Overweight and obesity is confined not only to adults but also being reported among children and adolescents. This study was done to evaluate the prevalence of obesity and Factors associated to it in school going children. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in schools selected randomly across Pune City. Total 253 school going children were screened among them 100 children satisfying inclusion criteria were recruited. A written consent of the students and school was taken. Questionnaire was explained the students and were requested to fill the questionnaire. The clinical examination of students included assessment of body mass index (BMI) and waist hip ratio (WHR). The students were categorized into underweight, healthy weight, overweight, and obese using WHO approved CDC age specific charts (percentile BMI). Results: Total 100 school going children 49 female (mean age 14.2) and 51 male (mean age-14.0) were examined. The study showed 13% underweight, 47% healthy weight, 22% overweight and 18% obese students. About 88% populations found to be spending 0-2 hours in watching T.V., 72% spent 0-2 hours in playing video games. Only 16% students were involved in daily playing and 86% students preferred to play outdoors. About 62% mentioned about lack of physical activity in family. Many of the students had snacks as a part of diet which included drinking of sweetened beverages over fruits and vegetables. Conclusion: Overweight and obese children showed sedentary lifestyle as compared to healthy weight and underweight children. Majority of obese children showed lack of physical activity and unhealthy dietary habits. Keywords: School going children, Obesity, Healthy lifestyle questionnaire. 1. WHO Nutrition [Internet], Available from: http:www.who.int/nut/obs/ht. Last accessed in March 2016. 2. Tanner JM. Fetus into man: physical growth from conception to maturity. New York wells, open book publishing limited, 1978: pp 22-36 3. De Onis M, Blossner M, Borghi E. Global prvalance and trends of overweight and obesity among preschool children. Am J ClinNutr. 2010;92:1257-64. 4. Singh RB, Pella D, Mechirova V, et al. Prevalence of obesity, physical activity, and undernutrition, a triple burden of diseases during transition in a developing economy. The five city study group. Acta Cardiol.2007 ; Apr; 62(2):119-27. 5. Chatterjee P. India sees parallel rise in malnutrition and obesity. Lancent, Dec.2002;360 (9349):1948. 6. Ebbeling CB, Pawlak DB, Ludwig DS. Childhood obesity: Public-health crisis, common sense cure. Lancet 2002;360:473-82. 7. Speiser PW, Rudolf MCJ, Anhalt H, et al: consensus statement: childhood obesity. J ClinEndocrinolMetab. 2005, 90 (supp 3): 1871-1887. 8. Mcardle and Katch and Katch, essential of exercise physiology, body composition, obesity and weight control third edition; 603 9. Freedaman DS, Khan LK, Dietz WH, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. Relationship of childhood obesity to coronary heart disease, risk factors in adulthood: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Pediatrics 2001; 108: 712-718. 10. Singh M and Sharma M 2005.Risk factor for obesity in chindren. IndPeadiatr; 42;823-847 11. Freedaman DS, Khan LK, Dietz WH, et al. Relationship of childhood obesity to coronary heart disease, risk factors in adulthood: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Pediatrics 2001; 108: 712-718. 12. CDC Calculator [Internet]: Online BMI calculator:, accessed in January 2016, Available from: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi//. 13. Centers for Disease Control Website, accessed in March2016,http://www.cdc.gov/ healthyweight/assesing/bmi/childrens BMI/about children BMI.html 14. Aykroyd, W.R. and J.Mayer. Food and nutrition Terminology. In: WHO Doc Nut/68.6, genewa. 15. Causes of obesity;environmental and psychological factors, www.docshop.com, accessed in February 2016. 16. Ana C Lindsay, Katarina M. Sussner, Juhee Kim, Steven Gortmarker et al. The role of parents in preventing childhood obesity, Future of Children, SPRING 2006; vol.16/ No.1/ 17. K Chandra Shekhar, P G Deotale, SiddharthSankarbreddy, A Study on assessment of obesity among high school children in urban area of Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, April-June 2015, vol.6, No.2. 18. Subramanyam V, Jaysree R, Mohmad Rafi Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Affluent girls in Chennai 1981 and 1998, Indian pediatrics, 2003. 19. Dixie L. Thompson, ACSM Fit Society Page, American College of Sports Medicine, October 2013, vol.15, No.3.Abstract
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