Open AccessPrevalence of childhood obesity in an affluent school in Telangana using the recent IAP growth chart: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Naval Chandra,
Beatrice Anne,
Kartik K. Venkatesh,
G Dharma Teja,
Shiva Krishna Katkam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_151_19
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , obesity , body mass index , anthropometry , growth chart , pediatrics , childhood obesity , demography , sociology
To study the prevalence of obesity in children in an affluent school in Hyderabad, Telangana, using the recent Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) growth charts and to compare the same with the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) charts.