Double burden of underweight and overweight among Indian adults: spatial patterns and social determinants.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current study explores the spatial patterns of underweight and overweight among adult men and women in districts of India and identifies the micro-geographical locations where the risks of underweight and overweight are simultaneously prevalent, after accounting for demographic and socio-economic factors.

Design

We relied on BMI (weight (kg)/height squared (m2)), a measure of nutritional status among adult individuals, from the 2015-2016 National Family and Health Survey. Underweight was defined as <18·5 kg/m2 and overweight as ≥25·0 kg/m2.

Setting

We adopted Bayesian structured additive quantile regression to model the underlying spatial structure in underweight and overweight burden.

Participants

Men aged 15-54 years (sample size: 108 092) and w

SUBMITTER: Bhandari P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884774 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature