The GU has carried out the check-up of 27,222 students, including 18,805 from college in urban areas and 8,470 students from rural areas, a press release said.

The medical examination during academic year 2010-11 has found that while 6 per cent of the boys were underweight in urban colleges, 10.6 per cent girls were underweight girls in the same colleges.

In rural areas, the problem of underweight was not much. But the girls were again found to be more underweight than boys. Six per cent of girls were underweight against mere three per cent of the boys in rural areas.

The survey found that 10 per cent of the boys were obese against eight per cent of the girls in urban areas, while only two per cent of the boys in rural areas were obese against 2.6 per cent of the girls.

The girls in both — urban and rural — areas were found to be more anaemic than boys.

According to the survey, percentage of girls suffering from anaemia was 10 per cent and 12.3 per cent in urban and rural areas, respectively. The anaemic level in boys was found to be two per cent in cities and 4.3 per cent in rural areas.

GU pro Vice-Chancellor Dr Mukul Shah said the problem of anaemia among girls was more prominent because of the physiological reasons as the girls underwent menstruation almost once every month, resulting into blood loss.

As for underweight problems among girls, he said it was more related to the dietary habits to look slim and beautiful.

The survey indicated that girl students in urban as well as in rural areas cared more for their dental health. Only three per cent of the girls in urban areas and 4.1 per cent in rural areas were found to be having dental problems against 5 per cent of the boys in city areas and 5.9 per cent in rural areas.

Skin and eye problems were also found to be more among boys compared to the girls.