Open AccessPrevalence of obesity among adolescents in Ile-Ife, Osun state, Nigeria using body mass index and waist hip ratio: A comparative study
Author(s) -
Adedayo Olukemi Sabageh,
Ebenezer Ο Ojofeitimi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.114566
Subject(s) - body mass index , waist , body volume index , waist–hip ratio , obesity , waist to height ratio , medicine , demography , environmental health , gerontology , fat mass , classification of obesity , sociology
Obesity is a global epidemic not just among adults but also among children and adolescents. This study described the prevalence and pattern of obesity among in-school adolescents in Ile-Ife, Osun State using two standard methods, Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Hip Ratio (WHR) with a view of comparing the two methods as well as identifying any correlation between the two methods.