Overnutrition and Covid Prevalence in India
Evidence and Implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14954754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Archana Dang (0000-0001-7061-0072, Institute of Economic Growth, University Enclave, University of Delhi (North Campus), New Delhi, Delhi, India, corresponding author), Indrani Gupta (0000-0002-2053-9375, Health Policy Research Unit, Institute of Economic Growth, University Enclave, University of Delhi (North Campus), New Delhi, Delhi, India) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 44-59 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indian Journal of Human Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0973-7030 • E-ISSN: 2456-480X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09737030231174300 |
| OpenAlex | W4378176265 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
Overnutrition has emerged as a major public health issue in India. Being overweight or obese lowers immunity and has been linked to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which in turn is associated with vulnerability and severe illness due to COVID. This paper investigates the association of overnutrition indicators with COVID prevalence and case fatality rates in India. Analysis of data from the nationally representative dataset National Family Health Survey-5 and COVID data shows that overnutrition is significantly associated with NCDs and, therefore, overnutrition indicators are also utilised as a surrogate for NCDs. District-level analysis indicates strong and significant relationships between overnutrition and COVID prevalence and fatality rate. Results underscore the importance of addressing obesity in general for successful NCDs prevention strategies, targeting messages of COVID prevention among obese individuals as well as the development of additional vaccination strategies for COVID that take into account the link between COVID and obesity
Case fatality rate · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Obesity · Overnutrition · Overweight · Pandemic · Population · Public health · Vulnerability (computing · Child Nutrition and Water Access · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Medicine
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |