Table 5.

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

	Adjusted coefficient	95 % CI	Overall test of interaction (P value)
Model 1: age×gender			0·019
Gender (ref.: women)
Men	−0·72***	−0·96, −0·47
Age category (ref.: 19–34 years)
35–49 years	0·85	0·70, 1·00
≥50 years	0·08***	−0·20, 0·35
(Men v. women)×35–49 years	−1·08***	−1·31, −0·86
(Men v. women)×50 years and above	−1·06***	−1·35, −0·77
Model 2: residence×gender			<0·001
Gender (ref.: women)
Men	−0·74***	−0·94, −0·55
Residence (ref.: rural)
Urban	1·10	0·87, 1·34
(Men v. women)×urban	−1·47***	−1·73, −1·21
Model 3: education×gender			0·924
Gender (ref.: women)
Men	−0·97***	−1·20, −0·75
Education (ref.: no education)
Primary	0·38***	0·21, 0·55
Secondary or higher	1·00	0·82, 1·18
(Men v. women)×primary	−0·92***	−1·16, −0·69
(Men v. women)×secondary or higher	−0·94***	−1·18, −0·69
Model 4: wealth×gender			<0·001
Gender (ref.: women)
Men	−0·60***	−0·82, −0·39
Wealth (ref.: poor)
Middle	0·74***	0·57, 0·91
Rich	2·32***	2·13, 2·49
(Men v. women)×middle	−0·88***	−1·15, −0·61
(Men v. women)×rich	−1·29***	−1·52, −1·05

Ref., reference category.

Model 1 adjusts for residence, education, wealth tertile, marital status, region, working status plus two-way interaction between age and gender.

Model 2 adjusts for age, education, wealth tertile, marital status, region, working status plus two-way interaction between residence and gender.

Model 3 adjusts for age, residence, wealth tertile, marital status, region, working status plus two-way interactions between education and gender.

Model 4 adjusts for age, residence, education, marital status, region, working status plus two-way interaction between wealth tertile and gender.

***P<0·001.