The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi adults: data from a national survey
This article was published in the PLoS ONE [© 2017 Biswas et al. ] and the definitive version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177395 The Journal's website is at: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0177395
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10361-96472018-03-13T09:46:34Z The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi adults: data from a national survey Biswas, Tuhin Garnett, Sarah P. Pervin, Sonia Rawal, Lal Bahadur James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Adult Body height Body mass Health survey Overweight Prevalence This article was published in the PLoS ONE [© 2017 Biswas et al. ] and the definitive version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177395 The Journal's website is at: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0177395 Background: Over the two last decades Bangladesh, a low-income country, has experienced a rapid demographic and epidemiological transition. The population has increased substantially with rapid urbanization and changing pattern of disease, which at least in part, can be explained by nutritional changes. However, the nutritional status of the adult population has not been previously described. Hence, the objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and explore socio-demographic determinants of underweight, overweight and obesity among the Bangladeshi adult population. Methods: This study is a secondary data analysis of the national 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. We determined the nutritional status of adults aged ≥35 years of age, who had a measured weight and height, using the Asian body mass index (BMI) cut-offs for underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m2), overweight (BMI 23 to <27.5 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI ≥27.5 kg/m2). Logistic regression modeling was used to determine the association between socio-demographic factors and nutritional status. Result: Of total sample (n = 5495), 30.4% were underweight, 18.9% were overweight and 4.6% were obese. Underweight was associated with age, education and wealth. The adjusted odd ratios for underweight were higher for older people (≥70 years) compared to younger, the least educated compared to the most educated and the poorest compared to the wealthiest were 2.51 (95%CI: 1.95±3.23, p<0.001), 3.59 (95%CI: 2.30±5.61, p<0.001) and 3.70 (95%CI: 2.76±4.96, p<0.001), respectively. Younger age (35±44 years), being female, higher education, wealthier and living in urban areas were associated with overweight/obesity with adjusted odds ratios of 1.73 (95%CI: 1.24±2.41, p<0.001), 2.48 (95%CI: 1.87±3.28, p<0.001), 3.98 (95%CI: 2.96±5.33, p<0.001), 7.14 (95%CI: 5.20±9.81, p<0.001) 1.27 (95%CI: 1.05±1.55, p-0.02), respectively. Conclusion: Underweight and overweight/obesity are prevalent in Bangladeshi adults. Both conditions are associated with increased morbidity and mortality and increase the risk of developing non-communicable diseases. Effective public health intervention approaches are necessary to address both these conditions. Published 2018-03-13T09:39:55Z 2018-03-13T09:39:55Z 2017-05-05 Article Biswas, T., Garnett, S. P., Pervin, S., & Rawal, L. B. (2017). The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in bangladeshi adults: Data from a national survey. PLoS ONE, 12(5)10.1371/journal.pone.0177395 19326203 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/9647 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177395 en http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0177395 © 2017 Public Library of Science |
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This article was published in the PLoS ONE [© 2017 Biswas et al. ] and the definitive version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177395 The Journal's website is at: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0177395 |
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James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University |
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James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Biswas, Tuhin Garnett, Sarah P. Pervin, Sonia Rawal, Lal Bahadur |
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The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi adults: data from a national survey |
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The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi adults: data from a national survey |
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The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi adults: data from a national survey |
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prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in bangladeshi adults: data from a national survey |
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