%0 Journal Article
%T Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Obesity among Adolescents in Secondary School in Onitsha, South East Nigeria
%A Nkiru Veronica Agu
%A Kenneth Nchekwube Okeke
%A Sylvia Tochukwu Echendu
%A Chinyere Ukamaka Onubogu
%A Joy Chinelo Ebenebe
%A Thomas Obiajulu Ulasi
%A Njideka Constance Uchefuna
%A Christian Chukwuemeka Ifezulike
%A Amalachukwu Okwukweka Odita
%A Joseph Ezeogu
%J Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases
%P 85-106
%@ 2165-7432
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojemd.2023.137009
%X <strong>Background:</strong> <span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">The prevalence of obesity among adolescent has been on the increase
worldwide. This is probably a result of increase in the sedentary life style
and the increasing shift to western diet. Obesity in children and adolescents
has adverse consequences. These include increase in the rate of Diabetes <span>Mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia,
cardiovascular diseases, etc with resu</span>ltant increase in premature
deaths. <b>Objectives:</b> To determine the socio-</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">demographic
and behavioral factors associated with overweight and obesity in apparently
healthy secondary school adolescents. <b>Methods: </b>This was a
cross-sectional study of secondary school adolescents aged 10</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">19
years randomly selected from two public schools and three private schools. The
weight and heights of study subjects were measured using standard equipment.
Body mass index (BMI) was appropriately calculated and the WHO growth reference
standard for age and gender, specific percentile for BMI was used to define
overweight 85<sup>th</sup> to 97<sup>th</sup> and obese (97<sup>th</sup> percentile and above).</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><b><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Results:</span></b></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> Data were initially collected from 1250 participants, but 52 were
excluded due to improperly completed questionnaires. Thus, a total of 1198
students were ultimately included in the study, giving a response rate of
95.8%. These included 621 females (51.8%) and 577 males (48.2%) aged 10</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">19
years giving a F:M ratio of 1:0.9. The mean age of the students was 15.07 ¡À</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">1.96
years overall, 15.13 ¡À 2.08 years for males
%K Adolescent
%K Obesity
%K Socio-Demographic
%K Behavioral Factors
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=126328