Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. The present study was conducted to assess the cases of childhood obesity. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 1260 children age ranged 7- 15 years of both genders. Children with body mass index (BMI) above 95th percentile were considered as obese, those between 85th and 95th percentile as overweight, and those with BMI below the 5th percentile were considered as underweight. Results: Out of 1260 children, boys were 570 and girls were 690. The difference was significant (P- 0.01). Out of 1260 children, 45 boys and 82 girls were obese, 415 boys and 454 girls were overweight and 110 boys and 154 girls were underweight. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Maximum obese were seen in 8 years followed by 7 years and 9 years, over weight in years 15 followed by 14 years and 13 years, underweight in 9 years followed by 10 years and 8 years. The difference was significant (P- 0.05). Conclusion: With the shift of living trend from outdoor play to indoor entertainment, the prevalence of obesity and overweight children is increasing day by day. Obesity was most commonly seen in 8 years of children and overweight were seen in 15 years children.
Key words:  Body mass index, Obesity, Underweight

Corresponding author: Dr. Ashvini Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Career Institute of Medical Science and Hospital, Lucknow U.P., India

This article may be cited as: Srivastava S, Kumar A. Analysis of Childhood Obesity- A Clinical Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2015;3(1):216-218.