Determination of Risk Factors Associated with Childhood Obesity and the Correlation with Adult Obesity- A Random Cross Sectional Study from Nepal

Binay Kumar Raut; Mukesh Kumar Jha; Dijan Baidya; Hari Sundar Shrestha; Subhash Sapkota; Madhukar Aryal; Prabodh Risal; Shyam Sundar Malla

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Determination of Risk Factors Associated with Childhood Obesity and the Correlation with Adult Obesity- A Random Cross Sectional Study from Nepal

Binay Kumar Raut, Mukesh Kumar Jha, Dijan Baidya, Hari Sundar Shrestha, Subhash Sapkota, Madhukar Aryal, Prabodh Risal, Shyam Sundar Malla

Published in American Journal of Health Research (Volume 2, Issue 4)

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Background: Obesity is a global problem that is rising at an astounding rate. The children and adolescent obesity are the burning issues. Body mass index (BMI) also called Quetelet Index (initially described by Quetelet in 1869), has become the measurement of choice to measure overweight and obesity in adults. To date there is no information on the extent of affliction due to overweight and obesity among children and their associated risk factors in Nepal. Objectives: The study was undertaken to find out if dietary, behavioral and physical factors contributed to risk of obesity in Nepalese children and adolescents around Kathmandu valley and to find out the association between childhood obesity with parental obesity. Methods: The study was conducted among subjects aged 5-19 years at four different locations; Lalitpur, Thimi, Kushadevi and Dhulikhel, Nepal. A total of 324 children and their 648 parents (324 father and mother each) participated in the study. Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for all participants. Variables relation to socioeconomic status, dietary habits, physical factors and emotional well being were determined using a self-administered questionnaire. Results: As determined with the help of BMI, the factors like socioeconomic status and sedentary lifestyle were found to contribute to various conditions like obesity, underweight and overweight in children of various ages, although, prevalence of obesity was low compared to the other conditions. Also BMI of children was found to be positively and significantly correlated with father’s and mother's BMI indicating its importance as a marker in progression of such health conditions in children. Conclusions: BMI proved to be a reliable indicator of adverse health conditions like obesity in Nepalese children and could contribute to understanding the role of the various risk factors of dietary, social and physical nature in the development of these conditions.

Published in	American Journal of Health Research (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajhr.20140204.15
Page(s)	134-139
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Obesity, BMI, Underweight, Overweight

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Binay Kumar Raut

Department of Biochemistry, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
Mukesh Kumar Jha

Department of Physiology, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
Dijan Baidya

Faculty of Human Biology, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
Hari Sundar Shrestha

Faculty of Human Biology, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
Subhash Sapkota

Faculty of Human Biology, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
Madhukar Aryal

Department of Biochemistry, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
Prabodh Risal

Department of Biochemistry, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
Shyam Sundar Malla

Department of Biochemistry, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal

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T1  - Determination of Risk Factors Associated with Childhood Obesity and the Correlation with Adult Obesity- A Random Cross Sectional Study from Nepal
AU  - Binay Kumar Raut
AU  - Mukesh Kumar Jha
AU  - Dijan Baidya
AU  - Hari Sundar Shrestha
AU  - Subhash Sapkota
AU  - Madhukar Aryal
AU  - Prabodh Risal
AU  - Shyam Sundar Malla
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PY  - 2014
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JF  - American Journal of Health Research
JO  - American Journal of Health Research
SP  - 134
EP  - 139
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2330-8796
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajhr.20140204.15
AB  - Background: Obesity is a global problem that is rising at an astounding rate. The children and adolescent obesity are the burning issues. Body mass index (BMI) also called Quetelet Index (initially described by Quetelet in 1869), has become the measurement of choice to measure overweight and obesity in adults. To date there is no information on the extent of affliction due to overweight and obesity among children and their associated risk factors in Nepal. Objectives: The study was undertaken to find out if dietary, behavioral and physical factors contributed to risk of obesity in Nepalese children and adolescents around Kathmandu valley and to find out the association between childhood obesity with parental obesity. Methods: The study was conducted among subjects aged 5-19 years at four different locations; Lalitpur, Thimi, Kushadevi and Dhulikhel, Nepal. A total of 324 children and their 648 parents (324 father and mother each) participated in the study. Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for all participants. Variables relation to socioeconomic status, dietary habits, physical factors and emotional well being were determined using a self-administered questionnaire. Results: As determined with the help of BMI, the factors like socioeconomic status and sedentary lifestyle were found to contribute to various conditions like obesity, underweight and overweight in children of various ages, although, prevalence of obesity was low compared to the other conditions. Also BMI of children was found to be positively and significantly correlated with father’s and mother's BMI indicating its importance as a marker in progression of such health conditions in children. Conclusions: BMI proved to be a reliable indicator of adverse health conditions like obesity in Nepalese children and could contribute to understanding the role of the various risk factors of dietary, social and physical nature in the development of these conditions.
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