Age and sex trends in the prevalence of obesity among different youth populations in South-East Nigeria

Nwobodo Ed¹, Anikeh LC^1#, Obikili E², Ajeigbe K³, Onwubuya EI⁴, Ejidike H⁵ and Chukwujekwu I⁶

¹Department of Physiology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nigeria.

²Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine,University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria.

³igbenedion University,Okada, Nigeria.

⁴Department of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.

⁵Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe, Nigeria.

⁶Department of Anatomy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus,Nigeria.