Overweight and obesity among schoolchildren in Manipur, India.

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dc.contributor.authorBishwalata, Rajkumari
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Akoijam Brogen
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Akoijam Joy
dc.contributor.authorDevi, Longjam Usharani
dc.contributor.authorSingh, R K Bikramjit
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-21T07:42:11Z
dc.date.available2012-06-21T07:42:11Z
dc.date.issued2010-09
dc.description.abstractBackground. The prevalence of overweight and obesity and their associated factors among schoolchildren in Manipur has not been studied. Methods. We did a cross-sectional study among 3356 schoolchildren of classes VIII to XII in Imphal West district, Manipur between September 2005 and August 2006. The characteristics of the respondents and related variables such as parental build, watching television, eating habits, playing of video/computer games and outdoor games, dietary pattern and knowledge of obesity were assessed using a questionnaire. Height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference, fat percentage, fat mass and fat-free mass were measured. Body mass index (BMI) and waist–hip ratio for each student were calculated. Results. The BMI of the sampled students was lower than the corresponding WHO and International Obesity Task Force standards. Using the WHO standard, the prevalence of overweight was 4.2% and of obesity 0.8%. Using multivariate logistic regression, mother being reported to be obese (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.4–2.6), watching television for >2 hours a day (OR 2.052, 95% CI 1.191–3.536), higher family income (OR 5.844, 95% CI 2.135–15.99), not eating other type of vegetables in the past 1 week (OR 2.338, 95% CI 1.04–5.24) and waist–hip ratio (OR 7.737, 95% CI 4.429–13.51) were found to be independent predictors of a higher BMI. Mother’s literacy below class X (OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.378–0.997) and eating between major meals (OR 0.447, 95% CI 0.293–0.681) were significant predictors of a lower BMI.Conclusion. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren in the Imphal West district of Manipur is low. The possible reasons for this include a more traditional low-fat diet, less exposure to sedentary past-times and a greater time spent playing outdoors.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBishwalata Rajkumari, Singh Akoijam Brogen, Singh Akoijam Joy, Devi Longjam Usharani, Singh R K Bikramjit. Overweight and obesity among schoolchildren in Manipur, India. National Medical Journal of India. 2010 Sept-Oct; 23(5): 263-266.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/139141
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.nmji.in/archives/Volume-23/Issue-5/Original-Article-I.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshBody Mass Index
dc.subject.meshChild
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshLife Style
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshObesity --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshOverweight --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshPrevalence
dc.subject.meshRisk Factors
dc.subject.meshSchools
dc.subject.meshYoung Adult
dc.titleOverweight and obesity among schoolchildren in Manipur, India.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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