title: Prevalence of overweight and obesity among preschool children in semi urban South India.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India. drhnhk@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: H N Harsha
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Padma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mohanan
authors.forename: Shashidhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kotian
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Sajjan
authors.forename: S Ganesh
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence