Patterns of change in the association between socioeconomic status and body mass index distribution in India, 1999-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Body mass index (BMI) is an important indicator of human health. However, trends in socioeconomic inequalities in BMI over time throughout India are understudied. Filling this gap will elucidate which socioeconomic groups are still at risk for adverse BMI values.

Methods

This repeated cross-sectional study analysed four rounds of India's National Family Health Surveys (1998-1999, 2005-2006, 2015-2016, and 2019-2021). The outcome was BMI categories, measured in kilogram per metres squared (kg/m²), defined as severely/moderately thin (<17.0 kg/m²), mildly thin (17.0-18.4 kg/m²), normal (18.5-24.9 kg/m²), overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m²), and obese (≥30.0 kg/m²). We examined the prevalence, standardised ab

SUBMITTER: Sung M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11467771 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature