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BackgroundUpsurge of adolescent obesity is an upcoming national public health concern. Obese adolescents are at significant risk of becoming obese adults and its co-morbidities. This study estimates the prevalence of adolescent obesity and explore the potential determinants among young adults residing in tribal populated villages of Chhattisgarh, India.MethodsA community-based nutritional survey was carried out among adolescent of the age group of 13-17 years.ResultsAmong 1,296 participants, 23.4 % of young adults were either overweight or obese. Higher family earnings (Odds ratio [OR], 2.79, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.29-6.38), Skipping breakfast (3.09, 1.11-8.30), Television viewing > 2 hours/ day (2.16, 1.3-6.2), Energy intake (2.98, 1.19-15.6), significantly increased the risk of adolescent obesity.ConclusionPrevalence of adolescence obesity among the tribes is alarming and needs to be tackled with health system measures. Future research may require assessing the trajectory of obesity and related comorbidities in a tribal population. |
