Table 2 The association between underweight and overweight, and socioeconomic determinants of Bangladeshi women aged 15–49 years

15–19

1

1

20–29

0.7 (0.6–0.7)*

2.8 (2.5–3.1)*

30–39

0.5 (0.4–0.50)*

5.2 (4.7–5.8)*

40–49

0.5 (0.5–0.6)*

5.7 (5.1–6.4)*

Urban

1

1

Rural

1.1 (1.1–1.2)*

0.7 (0.7–0.8)*

No education

1

1

Primary

0.9 (0.8–0.9)*

1.3 (1.2–1.3)*

Secondary

0.8 (0.7–0.8)*

1.6 (1.5–1.7)*

Higher

0.6 (0.5–0.6)*

1.7 (1.6–1.9)*

No children

1

1

1–2 children

1.1 (1.1–1.2)*

1.1 (1.0–1.1)

3–4 children

1.2 (1.1–1.3)*

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

5+ children

1.7 (1.5–1.8)*

0.8 (0.7–0.9)*

Married

1

1

Widowed

1.6 (1.4–1.7) *

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

Divorced

1.5 (1.3–1.8)*

0.6 (0.5–0.8)*

No longerLiving together/separated

1.6 (1.4–1.9)*

0.8 (0.6–0.9)

Poorest

1

1

Poorer

0.8 (0.7–0.8)*

1.2 (1.1–1.3)*

Middle

0.7 (0.6–0.7)*

1.7 (1.5–1.8)*

Richer

0.6 (0.5–0.6)*

2.4 (2.2–2.6)*

Richest

0.4 (0.3–0.4)*

4.5 (4.1–4.9)*

2004

1

1

2007

0.9 (0.8–0.9)*

1.4 (1.3–1.5)*

2011

0.7 (0.7–0.8)*

1.9 (1.7–2.0)*

2014

0.6 (0.5–0.6)*

2.5 (2.3–2.7)*