Prevalence of obesity and central obesity among adolescent girls in a district school in Bangladesh
Introduction: The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased over the last two decades. Obesity is a major risk factor for chronic diseases and plays a central role in insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome. Methods: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of obesity and abdominal obe...
Main Authors: | Bedowra Zabeen, Samin Tayyeb, Farzana Naz, Farhana Ahmed, Maftunur Rahman, Jebun Nahar, Nazmun Nahar, Kishwar Azad |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
|
Series: | Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2015;volume=19;issue=5;spage=649;epage=652;aulast=Zabeen |
Similar Items
-
Characteristics of children and adolescents at onset of type 2 diabetes in a Tertiary Hospital in Bangladesh
by: Bedowra Zabeen, et al.
Published: (2016-01-01) -
Vitamin D status in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in a specialized diabetes care centre in Bangladesh
by: Bedowra Zabeen, et al.
Published: (2022-01-01) -
Association of BMI measurements to waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in overweight and obese children
by: Sindy Irenewati, et al.
Published: (2020-05-01) -
Risk factors and outcome of neonatal jaundice in a tertiary hospital
by: Bedowra Zabeen, et al.
Published: (2010-07-01) -
Indicators and Their Range of Values to Indicate Obesity
by: Suwanna Tawonrungrojn
Published: (2011-04-01)