title: Overweight status in Indian children: prevalence and psychosocial correlates.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the association between overweight status and psycho-social risk factors in Indian children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from India's nationally-representative Global School-based Student Health Survey were analyzed using SPSS for all participating students (n=8130, 58% males).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The likelihood of being overweight was significantly higher for children with fewer friends (OR=1.16, 95%CI=1.13-1.18) or friends who were not kind or helpful, children with symptoms of depression (OR=1.20, 95%CI=1.03-1.39) and anxiety (OR=1.09, 95%CI=1.07-1.15), children with little parental involvement (OR=1.06, 95%CI=1.02-1.10), and children who felt lonely or missed school days without permission.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychosocial distress in overweight Indian children warrants comprehensive interventions for screening and treatment of pediatric obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Health Science, Ball State University, Indiana; *Dietetic Technician Program, LaGuardia Community College, New York; and #Department of Education, Health Services Program, University of Southern Indiana, Indiana; USA. Correspondence to: Dr Jagdish Khubchandani, Department of Physiology and Health Science, Ball State University, Indiana, USA. Jkhubchandan@bsu.edu.
authors.forename: Nicolle
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Jagdish
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khubchandani
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seabert
authors.forename: Swateja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nimkar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data