Table 1 Body mass index in relation to socioeconomic characteristics among Bangladeshi women age 15–49 years
From: Double burden of malnutrition among ever-married women in Bangladesh: a pooled analysis
Variable | Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight and Obese |
|---|---|---|---|
< 18.5 kg/m2 | 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | ≥25 kg/m2 | |
Age (in years) | |||
 15–19 | 2819 (32.0) | 5440 (61.8) | 544 (6.2) |
 20–29 | 6365 (22.7) | 16,845 (60.1) | 4800 (17.1) |
 30–39 | 4140 (18.7) | 12,357 (55.9) | 5599 (25.3) |
 40–49 | 3727 (22.8) | 8708 (53.1) | 3951 (24.1) |
Place of Residence (Urban/Rural) | |||
 Urban | 4213 (16.0) | 14,178 (53.9) | 7931 (30.1) |
 Rural | 12,838 (26.2) | 29,172 (59.6) | 6963 (14.2) |
Highest Educational Level | |||
 No education | 6326 (30.4) | 11,930 (57.3) | 2553 (12.3) |
 Primary | 5445 (24.5) | 13,099 (59.0) | 3671 (16.5) |
 Secondary | 4721 (18.2) | 14,976 (57.8) | 6221 (24.0) |
 Higher | 559 (8.8) | 3345 (52.7) | 2449 (38.6) |
Parity | |||
 No children | 1772 (23.5) | 4684 (62.2) | 1072 (14.2) |
 1–2 children | 7122 (20.7) | 19,859 (57.7) | 7423 (21.6) |
 3–4 children | 4776 (21.6) | 12,637 (57.1) | 4737 (21.4) |
 5+ children | 3381 (30.2) | 6170 (55.0) | 1662 (14.8) |
Current Marital Status | |||
 Married | 15,513 (22.0) | 40,803 (57.9) | 14,103 (20.0) |
 Widowed | 874 (31.0) | 1422 (50.4) | 526 (18.6) |
 Divorced | 255 (30.6) | 478 (57.4) | 100 (12.0) |
No longer living together/Separated | 409 (33.5) | 647 (53.0) | 165 (13.5) |
Wealth Index | |||
 Poorest | 4814 (36.2) | 7538 (56.7) | 936 (7.0) |
 Poorer | 4057 (29.1) | 8550 (61.3) | 1339 (9.6) |
 Middle | 2896 (18.5) | 9360 (659.7) | 3425 (21.8) |
 Richer | 1717 (9.8) | 8826 (50.1) | 7064 (40.1) |
 Richest | 1452 (10.5) | 7108 (51.5) | 5256 (38.0) |
Year | |||
 2004 | 3600 (32.2) | 6399 (57.3) | 1174 (10.5) |
 2007 | 3011 (27.4) | 6329 (57.6) | 1653 (15.0) |
 2011 | 3968 (22.4) | 10,284 (57.9) | 3497 (19.7) |
 2014 | 6472 (18.3) | 20,338 (57.5) | 8570 (24.2) |