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Table 2 Frequency distribution of BMI category and chronic energy deficiency of early childbearing mothers (n = 2743)

From: Socio-economic and demographic factors influencing nutritional status among early childbearing young mothers in Bangladesh

Variables

n (%)

BMI category

 

 Underweight (BMI ≤ 18.5 kg/m2)

879 (32.1 %)

 Normal weight (18.5 < BMI < 25 kg/m2)

1660 (60.5 %)

 Overweight (25 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2)

171 (6.2 %)

 Obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2)

33 (1.2 %)

CED category

 

 CED grade III (severe thinness) (BMI < 16.0 kg/m2)

104 (11.9 %)

 CED grade II (moderate thinness) (16.0 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 17.0 kg/m2)

228 (25.9 %)

 CED grade I (mild thinness) (17.0 kg/m2 ≤ BMI ≤ 18.5 kg/m2)

547 (62.2 %)

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