Trends and social determinants of the obesity epidemic among reproductive-age women in ten Asian countries.

ABSTRACT: The rapid epidemiological transition in Asian countries, resulting from the rising trend of urbanisation and lifestyle changes, is associated with an increasing risk of obesity in women of reproductive age. This is the first study to investigate the trends and population-attributable fraction (PAF) of obesity, and the interaction effects of education and wealth on obesity among reproductive-age women aged 15-49 years in ten Asian countries. This cross-sectional study examined the most recent (2000 to 2022) Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data from ten Central and Southeast Asian countries. Multilevel multinomial logistic regression models were used to compute odds ratios (ORs). PAFs adjusted for communality were calculated using adjusted ORs and prevalence estimates for each risk fact

SUBMITTER: Thapa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11439913 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature