Prevalence of obesity, body fatness and its correlation with BMI and waist to hip ratio in rural children of Dharwad taluk

A total of 362 children belonging to 3–12 years of age were covered for prediction of obesity based on anthropometric measurements in rural area of Dharwad. The prevalence of abdominal obesity was high in both 3- 6 (23.48% Vs 6.08%) and 7–12 years (25.97% vs 11.05%) compared to general obesity. Abdominal obesity was also found in the absence of general obesity. All the computed body fat components using body mass index in obese children were higher in comparison to normal children. However, waist circumference could not accurately determine the body fat components in children.