Epidemiology of childhood overweight & obesity in India: A systematic review

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 143, Issue FEBRUARY, 2016, Pages 160-174

  Ranjani, Harish ^a   Mehreen, T S ^a   Pradeepa, Rajendra ^a   Anjana, Ranjit Mohan ^a   Garg, Renu ^c   Anand, Krishnan ^b   Mohan, Viswanathan ^a  

^a MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c WHO Regional Office for South East Asia   (India)

Author keywords

Childhood; Cut points; India; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; INDIA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN AREA; BODY MASS; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84963525453     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5916.180203     Document Type: Review

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