Prevalence of overweight and obesity among pre-school children in semi urban south India

H. N.Harsha Kumar; Padma Mohanan; Shashidhar Kotian; B. S. Sajjan; S. Ganesh Kumar

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among pre-school children in semi urban south India

H. N.Harsha Kumar, Padma Mohanan, Shashidhar Kotian, B. S. Sajjan, S. Ganesh Kumar

Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

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This study was conducted to ascertain the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 425 pre-school children (2 to 5 years) using the new Child Growth Standards released by the World Health Organization. Overweight and obesity were defined as body mass index (BMI) > 85th and 95th percentiles for that age and sex, respectively. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 4.5% and 1.4%, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	497-499
Number of pages	3
Journal	Indian Pediatrics
Volume	45
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - 01-06-2008

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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