Table 2.
Prevalence (%) of underweight and overweight according to sociodemographic variables among mothers aged 15–49 years (n 6933), Bangladesh, 2014
| Underweight* | Overweight† | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n | % | 95 % CI | P-value | % | 95 % CI | P-value |
| Place of residence | |||||||
| Urban | 2181 | 15·6 | 12·9, 18·8 | <0·001 | 30·0 | 12·8, 16·0 | <0·001 |
| Rural | 4752 | 24·2 | 22·3, 26·2 | 14·3 | 26·9, 33·2 | ||
| Mother’s age (years) | |||||||
| 15–19 | 1002 | 32·6 | 29·2, 36·2 | <0·001 | 8·1 | 6·1, 10·7 | <0·001 |
| 20–29 | 4271 | 20·9 | 19·3, 22·5 | 18·0 | 16·4, 19·8 | ||
| 30–39 | 1527 | 18·6 | 15·6, 22·1 | 25·5 | 21·6, 29·8 | ||
| 40–49 | 133 | 17·9 | 10·5, 28·6 | 18·9 | 12·4, 27·7 | ||
| Mother’s age at first births (years) | |||||||
| ≤19 | 5064 | 24·0 | 22·1, 26·0 | <0·001 | 15·2 | 13·8, 16·8 | <0·001 |
| 20–29 | 1806 | 17·1 | 14·8, 19·6 | 25·7 | 22·7, 29·0 | ||
| ≥30 | 63 | 5·2 | 1·2, 19·8 | 49·3 | 34·2, 64·5 | ||
| Mother’s education | |||||||
| Illiterate | 1071 | 29·1 | 24·3, 34·5 | <0·001 | 10·0 | 7·7, 12·9 | <0·001 |
| 1–5 years of schooling | 1924 | 26·8 | 22·9, 31·0 | 12·7 | 10·7, 15·1 | ||
| 6–9 years of schooling | 3206 | 18·9 | 16·8, 21·2 | 21·0 | 19·1, 22·9 | ||
| ≥10 years of schooling | 732 | 10·8 | 8·2, 14·2 | 35·5 | 30·7, 40·6 | ||
| NGO membership | |||||||
| Yes | 2174 | 23·3 | 20·3, 26·5 | 0·167 | 15·4 | 13·2, 17·8 | <0·001 |
| No | 4759 | 21·4 | 19·7, 23·3 | 19·5 | 17·7, 21·5 | ||
| Wealth index | |||||||
| Poorest | 1503 | 34·4 | 29·6, 38·7 | <0·001 | 5·5 | 4·0, 7·4 | <0·001 |
| Poor | 1300 | 28·8 | 25·4, 32·5 | 9·7 | 7·8, 12·0 | ||
| Middle | 1377 | 20·0 | 17·5, 22·9 | 16·4 | 14·1, 19·0 | ||
| Rich | 1411 | 16·4 | 13·4, 19·8 | 21·1 | 18·2, 24·5 | ||
| Richest | 1342 | 8·9 | 7·1, 11·2 | 41·1 | 37·6, 44·6 | ||
| All | 6933 | 22·0 | 20·4, 23·7 | 18·2 | 16·7, 19·9 | ||
NGO, non-governmental organization.
*
Underweight defined as BMI<18·5 kg/m2.
†
Overweight defined as BMI≥25·0 kg/m2.