Int J Adolesc Med Health
January 2016
Background: Obesity among adolescents is escalating as a global epidemic which is associated with various lifestyle disorders in later life.
Objective: To assess the factors influencing overweight and obesity among school going adolescents of Vadodara city in Western India.
Methods: The study was carried out among 1050 school going adolescents from 15 schools selected by systematic random sampling after taking written informed consent from the participants.