title: Prevalence of overweight and obesity among the affluent adolescent school children of Amritsar, Punjab.
abstract: In the present study, an attempt has been made to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescent children (between 10-15 years of age) of the affluent families of Amritsar district of Punjab, a state in rapid economic and epidemiological transition. A total of 640 children (323 boys and 317girls) were measured for height and weight. Overweight and obesity were assessed using age and sex-specific body mass index (BMI) cut-off points. 9.91% boys and 11.99% girls were overweight, and 4.95% boys and 6.31% girls were obese. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among the affluent children in Amritsar was as high or higher as in some industrialized countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. shardasidhu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sharda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sidhu
authors.forename: Gauri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marwah
authors.lastname: Prabhjot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012923:Social Class