Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 2

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Urban School Going Children in Mysore, India

Department of Paediatrics, JSS Medical College, JSS University, Mysore, India

Abstract

The objective of this cross sectional study was to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among urban school going children between 5–15 years in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 11.7% and 4.4% respectively

Keywords

Obesity, Overweight, Prevalence