Differences in Prevalence and Associated Factors of Underweight and Overweight/Obesity among Bangladeshi Adults by Gender

Analysis of a Nationally Representative Survey

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ID15464243
AutoresRajat Das Gupta (0000-0002-7680-676X, University of South Carolina, autor correspondente), Shams Shabab Haider (0000-0003-4895-253X, Johns Hopkins University), Sumaiya Zabin Eusufzai (0000-0002-4128-2804, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia), Ehsanul Hoque Apu (0000-0001-6840-3787, University of Michigan), Nazeeba Siddika (0000-0003-4434-4019, Michigan State University)
Ano2022
Volume19
Fascículo17
Páginas10698-10698
Data de publicação2022-08-27
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph191710698
PMID36078414
OpenAlexW4293537736
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas30

The objective of this study was to find the differences in prevalence and associated factors of underweight and overweight/obesity among Bangladeshi adults by gender, using the nationally representative Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018 data. To identify the factors associated with underweight and overweight/obesity in both genders, multilevel multivariable logistic regression was conducted. The prevalence of underweight was 19.79% and 15.49% among males and females, respectively. The prevalence of overweight/obesity was 32.67% and 45.60% among males and females, respectively. Among both genders, participants with the highest likelihood of overweight/obesity were aged 30-49 years and 50-69 years, had the highest educational attainment up to primary and secondary level, resided in a household that belonged to the middle, richer, or richest wealth quintiles, and were currently married. On the other hand, among both genders, increased educational attainment and wealth index were inversely associated with being underweight. Health promotion programs in Bangladesh should focus on these high-risk groups to address the burden of underweight and overweight/obesity

Body mass index · Educational attainment · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Obesity · Overweight · Underweight · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors · Demography · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology