Abstract
The present analysis was based on data collected from 662 children and adolescents of 560 families of students of American International University - Bangladesh. The children and adolescents were classified by level of obesity, where level of obesity was measured by percentiles of BMI. It was observed that, among 662 children and adolescents 465 were in underweight group. Obesity and severe obesity were observed among 9.1 percent children and adolescents. A big (38.1%) group of obese children were suffering from diabetes. Obesity and prevalence of diabetes were significantly associated.
Highlights
Child obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child’s health or well-being and creates calorie imbalance [1]
The studied subjects were classified by level of obesity and by level of prevalence of diabetes
Higher (38.1%) percentage of obese children and adolescents were diabetic compared to the diabetic respondents of other level of obesity
Summary
Child obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child’s health or well-being and creates calorie imbalance [1]. Trends in obesity are causing serious public health problem throughout the world [2]. It is a threat to the viability of basic health care delivery. It is an independent risk factor for many noncommunicable diseases like diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease risk, osteoarthritis and cancer. A global epidemic of pediatric obesity occurred in recent years, and prevalence of obesity is continuing to rise [3]. In the developed world obesity is the most common disease of childhood and adolescence
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