Birth cohort differences in height, weight and BMI among Indian women aged 15-30 years: analyses based on three cross-sectional surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore long-term trends in height, weight and BMI across birth cohorts among Indian women aged 15-30 years.

Design

Nationally representative cross-sectional surveys.

Setting

Data from three National Family Health Surveys were conducted in 1998-1999, 2005-2006 and 2015-2016. Height and weight were modelled jointly, employing a multivariate regression model with age and birth cohorts as explanatory variables. The largest birth cohort (born 1988-1992) was the reference cohort. Stratified analyses by place of residence and by marital status and dichotomised parity were also performed.

Participants

437 753 non-pregnant women aged 15-30 years.

Results

The rate of increase in height, weight and BMI differed across birth cohorts. The rate of increa

SUBMITTER: Deshpande S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991631 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature