RESULTS
Out of 161 children studied, there were 96 (59.6%) girls,
and 65 (40.4%) boys. The study population consisted of
83 (51.6%) children from upper and 78 (48.4%)
children from lower socio-economic class (Table-1).
Among children from upper socio-economic class only
16 (19.28%) were under-nourished, 37 (44.58%) had
satisfactory nutritional status and 20 (24.10 %) were at
risk of being over weight, and 10 (12.5%) were obese.
In children from lower socioeconomic class, 32
(41.03%) were underweight, nutritional status of 41
(52.56 %) children was satisfactory, and 2 (2.56%) were
at risk of being over weight. Only 3 (3.84%) were
obese. The results were statistically significant (p