Imran Ali Shaikh, Asim Jamal Shaikh, Naheed Parveen, Ikram Din Ujjan, Asif Ali Burny, Rasheed Ahmed Memon, Muhammad farooq.
Frequency of obesity among students of Isra University Hyderabad.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;1(2):54-6.

Study design: Descriptive study (Analytic Study). Purpose of study: To asses the frequency of obesity among students of ISRA University Hyderabad. Study place: ISRA University Hyderabad. Study duration: March- June 2006 Methodology Students of Isra University belong to whole Pakistan including all four provinces. Students in study were undergraduate students. Results: 168 students participated in this study. Eighty two [48.8%] were males and eighty six [51.2%] were females. Out of 168 students, 146 [86.9%] had normal Body Mass Index [16 to 25], while 16 [9.5%] had Body Mass Index between [25 to 30] and considered overweight. 6 [3.6%] students had body mass index between [30 to 40] and considered obese.

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