DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2014.v02i01.0074

Pages: 348-351

Sedentary life style, environmental changes and dietary habit like sitting against TV and internet, junk food, no exercise or physical activity causes Obesity. This study was carried out on 100 overweight children, age between 5-16 years of either gender. Patients were selected according to their life style and history of diabetes. Their Body Mass Index (BMI), and waist hip ratio (W/H) was measured by following the criteria of the national heart lung and blood institute. Normal ranges of BMI and waist hip ratios of children are same as adults but calculation is different. BMI and waist hip ratio in children is calculated by Z score. Fasting blood sugar (FBS),insulin and insulin resistance were analyzed in both genders separately. The statistical analysis of anthropometrics study was noted in both the genders of children. It was observed that body mass index was slightly increased in boys 28.05± 0.33 than girls 27.94± 0.34with non-significant P value (P >0.05), whereas W/H was significantly increases in girls 1.399± 0.08 when compared with boys1.89± 0.074, but with non-significant P value (P >0.05). FBS was increased in girls 160.04±2.55 when compared with boys 151.96± 2.32 with highly significant P value (P <0.001), whereas same level of insulin and insulin resistant (IR) was observed in both cases of children i.e. insulin in boys 5.82 ± 0.24 and girls 5.77± 0.25 and insulin resistance in boys1.88± 0.061and girls 1.82± 0.054 with highly significant P value (P <0.001).