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Objective To examine the association between overweight status and psycho-social risk factors in Indian children. Methods Data from India’s nationally-representative Global School-based Student Health Survey were analyzed using SPSS for all participating students ( n =8130, 58% males). Results The likelihood of being overweight was significantly higher for...
Objective To examine the utility of waist-to-height ratio to identify risk of high blood pressure when compared to body mass index and waist circumference in South Indian urban school children. Design Secondary data analysis from a cross-sectional study. Setting Urban schools around Bangalore, India. Participants 1913 children (58.1% males) aged 6-16 years with no prior history of chronic illness...
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