International Conference on Childhood Obesity & Child Development August 29-30, 2016 Atlanta, USA

Dr Aiesha has completed her FCPS (Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan) in Family medicine in 2012. Currently working as Assistant Professor at Ziauddin University since 2013. She is the CME, activity Director for dept of Family medicine. She has published more than 7 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as a faculty member for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

IntroductionrnMetabolic syndrome is a disorder of energy utilization and storage. According to the International Diabetes Federation, metabolic syndrome in adolescents more than 16 years is defined as “the presence in an individual of central obesity plus any two of the following five risk factors: hypertriglyceridemia, hypertension, low High density lipoprotein and high fasting glucose levels.rnIt has been reported that around 25 per cent of the world’s adult population suffers from metabolic syndrome. People with metabolic syndrome are twice as likely to die from and three times as likely to get a heart attack or stroke compared with people without the syndromernThe metabolic syndrome is well recognized in adults, and there is convincing evidence that it starts in childhood, with progressive clustering of the various components over time and tracking through adulthood. Therefore it becomes extremely important to know the burden of metabolic syndrome in adolescents in order to implement preventive strategies. rnObjective: rnThe study is designed to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Adolescent and level of knowledge and practices of adolescents regarding healthy lifestyle in first year students of a private sector university in KarachirnMethodologyrnIt was a Cross-sectional study conducted on 325 healthy first year medical students, ages from 17-19 years studying in a private sector university in Karachi, Pakistan. Data was collected using consecutive sampling. It was a self-administered Questionnaire which was designed to assess the demographic characteristics, knowledge and practices regarding diet and lifestyle of adolescent students.rnHeight, weight and waist circumference were measured. Analysis of fasting blood samples for Fasting blood sugar, High density lipoprotein and Triglycerides were done by using Automated Biochemistry Analyzer.rnData was analyzed by SPSS 20, Chi square and logistic regression were applied and p value less than 0.05 was considered significant.rnrnResultsrnA total of 325 adolescents were included in the study, Gender was dominated by females (n=201, 61.8%).Mean age was 18.77 + 0.45 years. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome was found to be 17.5% in our study sample of which 52.6% were females. Forty six percent adolescents had adequate knowledge about healthy lifestyle but no significant association was found between knowledge status and presence of metabolic syndrome.rnIncreased weight circumference and high fasting blood sugars were associated with an increased likelihood of exhibiting metabolic syndrome. rnrnConclusion:rnPrevalence of metabolic syndrome is increasing in our adolescent population which demands screening from childhood and early adolescence. Early screening, identification and lifestyle interventions will decrease the morbidity from chronic illnesses like Coronary artery disease and Diabetes mellitus.rn

Carmina Niña R Salac, MD, has completed her degree in Doctor of Medicine in the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines in 2011. She completed her residency in Pediatrics in University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila in 2015. She is currently a Pediatric Junior Consultant in various hospitals in the country.

Overweight and obesity are emerging major problems among children today worldwide. Research on parent feeding styles and practices has begun to provide some clues about the role parents play in the etiology of childhood obesity. Only recently attention has been directed towards the parental feeding styles. Experts have suggested that gestation to early infancy is a critical period in which physiologic changes occur that greatly influence a child\'s later risk for obesity. The objective of the study is to examine validity and reliability of an instrument translated to Filipino language for characterizing parental feeding practices. Subjects were the parents with toddlers from the University of Santo Tomas Hospital. A Focus Group Discussion was done. The Toddler Feeding Questionnaire was translated to Filipino language. A final questionnaire underwent pretesting and Cronbach’s alpha test. Data analysis was done using Strata SE version 13. Quantitative variables were summarized while qualitative variables were tabulated. Test-retest and Cronbach’s alpha tests were done. A total of eighteen (18) parents participated in the study. About 89% of the toddlers had normal weight according to the WHO growth standards (weight for length). All but two (2) items (Q18 and Q33) in the final questionnaire reached significant differences (p <0.05). The overall internal reliability of the questionnaire was acceptable (alpha = 0.82). This instrument was found to be valid with acceptable reliability and internal consistency.