Table 4.

Adjusted and unadjusted mean BMI (kg/m²) among men and women, Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011

	Men				Women
	Unadjusted		Adjusted		Unadjusted		Adjusted
	Mean or coefficient	95 % CI	Mean or coefficient	95 % CI	Mean or coefficient	95 % CI	Mean or coefficient	95 % CI
Age category
19–34 years	20·52	20·34, 20·71	Ref.		21·30	21·18, 21·42	Ref.
35–49 years	0·45***	0·21, 0·70	0·50***	0·27, 0·73	0·52***	0·36, 0·67	0·81***	0·66, 0·96
≥50 years	−0·53***	−0·76, −0·31	−0·13*	−0·37, 0·09	−0·76***	−1·02, −0·51	0·12	−0·26, 0·29
Residence
Rural	20·09	19·96, 20·22	Ref.		20·85	20·73, 20·98	Ref.
Urban	1·60***	1·31, 1·89	0·54***	0·26, 0·81	2·26***	1·98, 2·54	1·06***	0·82, 1·30
Wealth tertile
Poor	19·33	19·20, 19·46	Ref.		19·92	19·82, 20·03	Ref.
Middle	0·73***	0·49, 0·96	0·49***	0·25, 0·72	1·02***	0·85, 1·19	0·73***	0·56, 0·90
Rich	2·49***	1·26, 2·72	1·74***	1·48, 1·99	3·10***	2·92, 3·29	2·27***	2·09, 2·45
Highest education level
No education	19·38	19·24, 19·53	Ref.		20·54	20·40, 20·67	Ref.
Primary	0·85***	0·63, 1·06	0·49***	0·27, 0·70	0·65***	0·48, 0·83	0·36***	0·18, 0·53
Secondary or higher	2·31***	2·07, 2·54	1·30***	1·05, 1·55	1·96***	1·76, 2·15	0·93***	0·74, 1·13
Marital status
Not married	19·45	18·84, 20·05	Ref.		20·62	20·39, 20·85	Ref.
Currently married	1·06**	0·46, 1·66	0·74**	0·20, 1·29	0·91***	0·67, 1·13	0·51***	0·29, 0·73
Working status
Currently working	19·79	19·46, 20·12	Ref.		21·42	21·30, 21·54	Ref.
Not working	0·77***	0·45, 1·10	0·45**	0·11, 0·78	0·02	−0·20, 0·25	−0·14	−0·34, 0·05

Ref., reference category.

*P<0·05, **P<0·01, ***P<0·001.