Prevalence of overweight and hypertension among rural and urban school going children and association of hypertension with overweight.

ABSTRACT

Overweight is a burning problem of school going children especially in affluent society. So urban children are affected more. Hypertension is a major co-morbidity of overweight. The number of overweight and hypertensive children is increasing and more among urban children. In this study sample was taken from rural and urban school going children of various age groups. The prevalence of overweight and hypertension among rural and urban school going children was obtained and relation between overweight and hypertension was established.