L.L.R.M. Medical College, Subharti Medical College, Meerut, India.
Indian J Public Health. 2010 Jul-Sep;54(3):158-60. doi: 10.4103/0019-557X.75740.
The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide in all segments of the population due to increased industrialization, urbanization, mechanization, and associated changes in diet and lifestyles. Change in diet habit of consuming more high energy fast foods and shifting to sedentary lifestyle has affected our children and also increased the risk of chronic diseases among adolescents. Childhood obesity has association with increased risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and cancer in later life. Therefore, its control and prevention is one of the major concerns for all developing nations. The present school-based cross-sectional study was carried out among 2785 affluent adolescents of six public schools in Meerut during the period October 2003 to March 2004. The objective is to assess the magnitude of overweight and obesity in adolescents and associated risk factors, with the help of the ELIZ health pathway based on body mass index criteria. Prevalence of overweight and obesity was found to be 19.7% and 5.3% in girls and 18.36% and 10.82% in boys. Obesity was found to be significantly associated with high intake of junk foods (P < 0.05), binge eating, high calorie intake (P < 0.05), lower physical activity (P < 0.05), and prolonged TV watching (P < 0.05).
由于工业化、城市化、机械化以及饮食和生活方式的相应变化，肥胖在全球所有人群中都有所增加。饮食习惯的改变，即更多地食用高热量快餐和转向久坐的生活方式，影响了我们的儿童，也增加了青少年患慢性病的风险。儿童肥胖与成年后患冠心病、中风和癌症的风险增加有关。因此，控制和预防肥胖是所有发展中国家的主要关注点之一。本项基于学校的横断面研究于 2003 年 10 月至 2004 年 3 月在密鲁特的六所公立学校中对 2785 名富裕青少年进行。目的是利用基于身体质量指数标准的 ELIZ 健康途径评估青少年超重和肥胖的程度以及相关的危险因素。研究发现，女孩的超重和肥胖患病率分别为 19.7%和 5.3%，男孩的超重和肥胖患病率分别为 18.36%和 10.82%。肥胖与垃圾食品摄入过多（P < 0.05）、暴食、高热量摄入（P < 0.05）、较低的身体活动（P < 0.05）和长时间看电视（P < 0.05）显著相关。
