National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious problems of 21st century as it has a significant impact on both physical and psychological health of children. The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among school-going children of Dehradun using WHO standards. Based on the monthly fee structure, schools were classified into 3 groups representing different socio-economic classes i.e., high (HSE), middle (MSE) and low (LSE). Two schools were selected from each group. Altogether 6 schools were selected and a total of 1823 school children (6-15 years) were screened for obesity using standard anthropometric measurements of height and weight. Weight-for-age, height-for-age and BMI-for-age percentiles were calculated using WHO AnthroPlus Software. The overall prevalence of obesity and overweight was 7.6 and 3.3% respectively. The Weight-for-age, height-for-age and BMI-for-age percentiles increased with the increasing socio-economic status. Obesity has become an extra burden with the already prevailing problem of under-nutrition in school going children. School, parents and government should work as a team and take timely action to prevent the emerging problem.
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