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Table 1 Frequency and percentage distribution of overweight or obesity of Bangladeshi women and other selected variables

From: Determinants of overweight or obesity among ever-married adult women in Bangladesh

 

Urban

Rural

Variables with categories

n

%

95 % CI

n

%

95%CI

Overweight or obesity status of women

      

 BMI < 25 (Not overweight or obese)

4083

24 · 75

24 · 09–25 · 41

9376

56 · 85

56 · 08–57 · 60

 BMI ≥ 25 & BMI < 30 (Overweight)

360

2 · 18

1 · 96–2 · 41

188

1 · 14

0 · 98–1 · 31

 BMI ≥ 30 (Obese)

1318

7 · 99

7 · 57–8 · 41

1168

7 · 08

6 · 68–7 · 48

Age (years) of women

      

 18–22

1020

6 · 18

5 · 81–6 · 56

2069

12 · 55

12 · 03–13 · 06

 23–27

1194

7 · 24

6 · 84–7 · 64

2251

13 · 65

13 · 11–14 · 18

 28–32

1042

6 · 32

5 · 94–6 · 70

1861

11 · 28

10 · 79–11 · 78

 33–37

804

4 · 88

4 · 55–5 · 21

1530

9 · 28

8 · 83–9 · 73

 38–42

814

4 · 94

4 · 60–5 · 27

1451

8 · 80

8 · 36–9 · 24

 43+

887

5 · 38

5 · 03–5 · 73

1570

9 · 52

9 · 06–9 · 98

Current marital status

      

 Married and living with husband

5365

32 · 53

31 · 80–33 · 24

10060

60 · 99

60 · 24–61 · 74

 Widowed/divorced/separated

396

2 · 40

2 · 16–2 · 64

672

4 · 07

3 · 77–4 · 38

Division

      

 Barisal

611

3 · 71

3 · 41–3 · 99

1252

7 · 59

7 · 18–8 · 00

 Chittagong

982

5 · 95

5 · 59–6 · 32

1694

10 · 27

9 · 80–10.74

 Dhaka

1235

7 · 49

7 · 08–7 · 90

1592

9 · 65

9 · 19–10 · 11

 Khulna

857

5 · 20

4 · 85–5 · 42

1613

9 · 78

9 · 32–10 · 24

 Rajshahi

800

4 · 85

4 · 52–5 · 19

1584

9 · 60

9 · 15–10 · 06

 Rangpur

656

3 · 98

3 · 67–4 · 28

1645

9 · 97

9 · 51–10 · 44

 Sylhet

620

3 · 76

3 · 46–4 · 06

1352

8 · 20

7 · 77–8 · 63

No · of household members

      

 1–2

276

1 · 67

1 · 47–1 · 87

450

2 · 73

2 · 48–2 · 98

 3–4

2143

12 · 99

12 · 47–13 · 52

3648

22 · 12

21 · 49–22 · 75

 5+

3342

20 · 26

19 · 64–20 · 89

6634

40 · 22

39 · 46–40 · 97

Wealth index of households

      

 Poorest

411

2 · 49

2 · 25–2 · 74

2456

14 · 89

14 · 34–15 · 43

 Poorer

405

2 · 46

2 · 22–2 · 70

2629

15 · 94

15 · 37–16 · 51

 Middle

600

3 · 64

3 · 35–3 · 93

2527

15 · 32

14 · 76–15 · 88

 Richer

1450

8 · 79

8 · 35–9 · 23

2058

12 · 48

11 · 96–12 · 99

 Richest

2895

17 · 55

16 · 96–18 · 13

1062

6 · 44

6 · 06–6 · 82

Food-security status of households

      

 Food insecure

1500

9.09

8.66– 9.53

4207

25.51

24.84–26.17

 Food secure

4261

25.84

25.17–26.50

6525

39.56

38.82–40.31

Patterns of contraceptive use

      

 Never users

851

5 · 16

4 · 82–5 · 50

1991

12 · 07

11 · 56–12 · 58

 Current users

3473

21 · 06

20 · 44–21 · 69

6159

37 · 34

36 · 59–38 · 08

 Past users

1437

8 · 71

8 · 27–9 · 15

2582

15 · 66

15 · 09–16 · 22

Menopausal status of women

      

 Not in menopause

4142

25 · 11

24 · 44–25 · 78

7307

44 · 30

43 · 55–45 · 06

 In menopause

1619

9 · 82

9 · 35–10 · 28

3425

20 · 77

20 · 14–21 · 40

Number of living children

      

 0

532

3 · 23

2 · 95–3 · 50

789

4 · 78

4 · 45–5 · 12

 1–2

3218

19 · 51

18 · 91–20 · 13

5199

31 · 52

30 · 80–32 · 23

 3–4

1634

9 · 91

9 · 44–10 · 37

3542

21 · 48

2084–22 · 10

 5+

377

2 · 29

2 · 05–2 · 52

1202

7 · 29

6 · 88–7 · 69

Educational status of women

      

 No education

1146

6 · 95

6 · 55–7 · 34

3311

20 · 08

19 · 45–20 · 70

 Primary

1503

9 · 11

8 · 67–9 · 56

3436

20 · 83

20 · 20–21 · 45

 Secondary

2241

13 · 59

13 · 05–14 · 12

3506

21 · 26

20 · 62–21 · 88

 Higher

871

5 · 28

4 · 93–5 · 63

479

2 · 90

2 · 64–3 · 17

Age (years) of women at first birth

      

 <=13

190

1 · 15

0 · 99–1 · 32

365

2 · 21

1 · 98–2 · 44

 13–17

2264

13 · 73

13 · 19–14 · 26

5021

30 · 44

29 · 73–31 · 16

 18–22

2648

16 · 06

15 · 50–16 · 63

4650

28 · 19

27 · 51–28 · 89

 > = 23

659

3 · 99

3 · 69–4 · 30

696

4 · 22

3 · 91–4 · 53

Watching TV at least once a week

      

 No

1507

9.14

8.70– 9.58

6783

41.13

40.38–41.88

 Yes

4254

25.79

25.13–26.46

3949

23.94

23.29–24.59

Occupation of women

      

 Jobs that required manual labor

846

5 · 13

4 · 79–5 · 47

889

5 · 39

5 · 04–5 · 74

 Jobs that required mostly sitting

335

2 · 03

1 · 81–2 · 25

438

2 · 66

2 · 41–2 · 91

 Unemployed/housewives

4580

27 · 77

27 · 09–28 · 45

9405

57 · 02

56 · 27–57 · 78