ArticleNutrients2021
Prevalence of Excessive Weight and Underweight and Its Associated Knowledge and Lifestyle Behaviors among Urban Private School-Going Adolescents in New Delhi.
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- Socioecological influencers of health-promoting lifestyles in Chinese: a preliminary survey using convenient samples.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Generalized and Abdominal Overweight-Obesity among Adolescents from Punjab State: Their Possible Risk Drivers.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
- Prevalence of Obesity among School-going Children in India: A Comprehensive Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Spatial Analysis.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineReview
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Abstract
With rapid urbanization and the Indian nutrition transition, Indian adolescents face a high risk of developing an energy imbalance. This study aims to assess the prevalence of excessive weight, underweight, and associated knowledge and lifestyle behaviors among private school-going adolescents in Delhi. A cross-sectional study was conducted in students (6th-7th grades) of eight randomly selected private schools in Delhi, India in 2019. A self-administered survey was used to assess students' dietary-and-physical-activity-related knowledge and behavior. Anthropometric measurements (height, weight, and waist circumference) were also conducted. Out of 1567 participants, 7.2% were underweight, 61.3% normal, and 31.5% excess in weight. Underweight was associated with significantly more eating whilst studying for exams (relative risk ratio (RRR) 1.7 (1.0-2.9)). Excessive weight was associated with less incorrect knowledge on behaviors causing overweight (RRR 0.7 (0.5-0.9)), more often reading nutritional labels of packed food items (RRR 0.6 (0.4-0.9)), and less frequent vegetable-intake (RRR 0.7 (0.4-0.9)). Underweight students showed more suboptimal knowledge and unhealthy behaviors, whilst students with excessive weight showed more correct knowledge and healthy behaviors. This study highlights the immediate need for effective health-promoting interventions focused on the importance of healthy lifestyle at least in underweight adolescents.
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