PMID- 17557974
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070904
LR  - 20220408
IS  - 1930-7381 (Print)
IS  - 1930-7381 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 6
DP  - 2007 Jun
TI  - Factors affecting prevalence of overweight among 12- to 17-year-old urban 
      adolescents in Hyderabad, India.
PG  - 1384-90
AB  - OBJECTIVE: The problem of overweight and obesity is not confined only to 
      developed countries but is also widely prevalent in developing countries. The 
      objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity as 
      defined by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) among school-age children 
      in Hyderabad, India, and identify its associated factors. RESEARCH METHODS AND 
      PROCEDURES: A cross-sectional and institutional study, adopting a multistage 
      stratified cluster sampling procedure, was carried out during 2003 on adolescents 
      12 to 17 years of age of both sexes from Hyderabad, India. RESULTS: The overall 
      prevalence of overweight was 6.1% [95% confidence interval (CI): 4.2, 8.0] among 
      boys and 8.2% among girls (CI: 6.0, 10.4); 1.6% and 1.0% were obese, 
      respectively. The prevalence was significantly higher (p < 0.05) among 
      adolescents who watched television > or =3 h/d (10.4%) or belonged to a high 
      socioeconomic background (14.9%, p < 0.001), whereas it was significantly lower 
      among those participating regularly in outdoor games > or =6 h/wk (3.1%, p < 
      0.004) and household activities > or =3 h/d (4.7%, p < 0.001). The logistic 
      regression analysis revealed that the prevalence of overweight was 4 times higher 
      among the adolescents of high socioeconomic status [odds ratio (OR): 4.1; CI: 
      2.25, 7.52], 3 times higher in those not participating in outdoor games (OR: 
      2.75; CI: 1.56, 4.72), and 1.92 times higher in those watching television > or =3 
      h/d (OR: 1.92; CI: 1.16, 3.18). DISCUSSION: This study confirmed the findings of 
      earlier studies carried out in Western countries and emphasizes that regular 
      physical exercise, doing household activities, regulated television viewing, and 
      healthy eating behaviors could contribute to controlling overweight and obesity.
FAU - Laxmaiah, Avula
AU  - Laxmaiah A
AD  - Division of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of 
      Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania (Post), Hyderabad 500007, India. 
      avulalaxman@yahoo.com
FAU - Nagalla, Balakrishna
AU  - Nagalla B
FAU - Vijayaraghavan, Kamasamudram
AU  - Vijayaraghavan K
FAU - Nair, Mohanan
AU  - Nair M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Obesity (Silver Spring)
JT  - Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)
JID - 101264860
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Child
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - India/epidemiology
MH  - Motor Activity/physiology
MH  - Obesity/*epidemiology/*etiology
MH  - *Overweight
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
EDAT- 2007/06/15 09:00
MHDA- 2007/09/05 09:00
CRDT- 2007/06/15 09:00
PHST- 2007/06/15 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/09/05 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/06/15 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 15/6/1384 [pii]
AID - 10.1038/oby.2007.165 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Jun;15(6):1384-90. doi: 10.1038/oby.2007.165.