PubMed · 2008 · 38 citations · 12 references
Public HealthChild HealthPediatricsChild NutritionPediatric EpidemiologyPediatric NutritionChild Health EpidemiologyChildhood ObesityObesity EpidemiologyChildhood Obesity PrevalenceOverweight In Childhood
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.
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Prevalence of obesity amongst affluent adolescent school children in delhi.
Umesh Kapil, Preeti Singh, Sada Nand Dwivedi et al. · PubMed · 2002 · 189 citations
A study of growth parameters and prevalence of overweight and obesity in school children from delhi.
R. K. Marwaha, Nikhil Tandon, Yashpal Singh et al. · PubMed · 2006 · 138 citations