Trends in the socioeconomic patterning of overweight/obesity in India: a repeated cross-sectional study using nationally representative data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to examine trends in prevalence of overweight/obesity among adults in India by socioeconomic position (SEP) between 1998 and 2016.

Design

Repeated cross-sectional study using nationally representative data from India collected in 1998/1999, 2005/2006 and 2015/2016. Multilevel regressions were used to assess trends in prevalence of overweight/obesity by SEP.

Setting

26, 29 and 36 Indian states or union territories, in 1998/99, 2005/2006 and 2015/2016, respectively.

Participants

628 795 ever-married women aged 15-49 years and 93 618 men aged 15-54 years.

Primary outcome measure

Overweight/obesity defined by body mass index >24.99 kg/m².

Results

Between 1998 and 2016, overweight/obesity prevalence increased among men an

SUBMITTER: Luhar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6196932 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature