Risk Factors and Complications of Childhood Obesity and Overweight in an Urban Setting of a Lower Middle-Income Country.

ABSTRACT: In contrast to several high-income nations, childhood obesity prevalence is rising in low/middle-income countries. Our objective was to study risk factors and complications of childhood overweight/obesity in an urban lower middle-income country setting. This was an observational study. Children aged 2-18 years at a pediatric clinic in Chennai, India were enrolled over a 12-month period. The definition of overweight was >23rd and obesity >27th adult equivalent percentile Body Mass Index. Parents and children completed a risk-factor questionnaire. Children with obesity/overweight were evaluated for complications. Of 103 children enrolled, 61% were obese/overweight and 39% healthy weight. Independent predictors of absence of overweight/obesity were as follows: never/rarely consuming sugar-swe

SUBMITTER: Krishna VG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12652059 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature