Risk factors for development of obesity in children

Aim: to determine whether mother and father's obesity,low physical activity and watching tv>4hr/day are risk factors for development of obesity in children. settings: department of pediatrics,jinnah hospital,lahore: during the year 2013,results: in this study,frequency of risk factors for obesity was recorded as 147(42%) in cases and 53(15.14%) in controls had mother's obesity,odds ratio was 4.0579,92(26.29%) in cases and 44(12.57%) in controls had low physical activity,odds ratio was 2.4799,48(13.71%) in cases and 33(9.43%) in controls had watching tv>4 hours,odds ratio was 1.5268 while 76(21.71%) children in cases group and 67(19.14%) in control group had father's obesity,odds ratio was calculated as 1.1716. conclusion: mother and father's obesity,low physical activity and watching tv>4 hour daily are potential risk factors for obesity in children which may be modified and persistence of obesity may be avoided.