Association Between Eating Habits and Body Mass Index (BMI) Among Children and Adolescents in an Urban Poor Community in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A cross-sectional study was conducted in a B40 community Perumahan Awam, Sri Johor, Cheras, Malaysia. This study aimed to identify the Body Mass Index (BMI) of children and adolescents ( age 5-17) living in this community and correlate their family socioeconomic status with BMI, eating habits, quality of food intake, and meal skipping. The sample size was calculated using Krecjie and Morgan formula for prevalence studies of a known population. A self-administered online questionnaire via Google® Forms and face to face interviews were done by year three medical students in 2023 over a weekend. (August 5th – 6th 2023). Ethical clearance was provided and written informed consent was given by all participants in this study.