AIIMS study highlights higher obesity rates among Delhi Private school students - Video

A recent study conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has found that obesity rates among school-going adolescent children in Delhi are over five times higher in private schools than in public schools.

Noticeably, the prevalence of obesity is higher among boys than girls in both types of schools.

The study, which was funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), involved researchers from the endocrinology, cardiac biochemistry, and biostatistics departments of AIIMS.

According to the PTI report, they tracked the health status of 3,888 students aged between six and 19, out of which 1,985 were from public schools and 1,903 from private schools.

The team looked at blood pressure (BP), waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides.