Prevalence of nutrition associated ponderal outcomes among school children and adolescents in Ebonyi State, South-East Nigeria
| Autor: | Nto Johnson Nto, Clinton Ogbonnaya Njoku, Albert Nkeruwem Eteudo, Augustine Ogugua Egwu, Chike Anibeze, Eni Ogbonnaya Egwu, E.A. Esom |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics Percentile business.industry Public health nutritional and metabolic diseases Developing country Anthropometry Overweight medicine.disease Obesity Ebonyi state nutritional obesity overweight South‑East Nigeria underweight Environmental health medicine medicine.symptom Underweight business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Experimental and Clinical Anatomy; Vol 14, No 2 (2015); 105-110 |
| ISSN: | 1596-2393 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1596-2393.177019 |
| Popis: | Background: The prevalence of obesity, overweight, and underweight are increasing worldwide and have posed a significant public health concern over the last decade in developed and developing countries. Monitoring the weight status of children and adolescents is paramount in assessing for cardiovascular disease risk factors.Objective: The study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of obesity, overweight and underweight among school children and adolescents in Ebonyi state, South‑East Nigeria. Materials andMethods: A cross‑sectional design was adopted, 1620 subjects (849 males and 771 females) 5–18 years of age, were randomly sampled. Anthropometric measurements include height and weight, body mass index (BMI) was derived from the ratio of weight per height squared. BMI‑for‑age |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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