Table 3.
Distribution of BMI categories of mothers according to their birth cohort; Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (1996 to 2007)
| CED grade III | CED grade II | CED grade I | Normal | Overweight | Obese | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth cohort group | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| WHO cut-offs | ||||||||||||
| ≤1960 | 70 | 12·4 | 88 | 15·6 | 151 | 26·8 | 232 | 41·1 | 21 | 3·7 | 2 | 0·4 |
| 1961–1965 | 94 | 9·1 | 143 | 13·8 | 241 | 23·3 | 488 | 47·1 | 62 | 6·0 | 8 | 0·8 |
| 1966–1970 | 164 | 7·0 | 230 | 9·8 | 531 | 22·6 | 1241 | 52·9 | 155 | 6·6 | 25 | 1·1 |
| 1971–1975 | 199 | 5·6 | 336 | 9·4 | 839 | 23·4 | 1938 | 54·2 | 237 | 6·6 | 29 | 0·8 |
| 1976–1980 | 194 | 4·6 | 404 | 9·5 | 1002 | 23·6 | 2376 | 56·1 | 227 | 5·4 | 34 | 0·8 |
| 1981–1985 | 136 | 4·2 | 279 | 8·6 | 785 | 24·3 | 1873 | 58·0 | 141 | 4·4 | 18 | 0·6 |
| >1985 | 54 | 4·2 | 98 | 7·6 | 345 | 26·8 | 759 | 59·1 | 26 | 2·0 | 3 | 0·2 |
| Asian cut-offs | ||||||||||||
| ≤1960 | 70 | 12·4 | 88 | 15·6 | 151 | 26·8 | 207 | 36·7 | 37 | 6·6 | 11 | 2·0 |
| 1961–1965 | 94 | 9·1 | 143 | 13·8 | 241 | 23·3 | 432 | 41·7 | 101 | 9·7 | 25 | 2·4 |
| 1966–1970 | 164 | 7·0 | 230 | 9·8 | 531 | 22·6 | 1089 | 46·4 | 266 | 11·3 | 66 | 2·8 |
| 1971–1975 | 199 | 5·6 | 336 | 9·4 | 839 | 23·4 | 1665 | 46·5 | 441 | 12·3 | 98 | 2·7 |
| 1976–1980 | 194 | 4·6 | 404 | 9·5 | 1002 | 23·6 | 2096 | 49·5 | 440 | 10·4 | 101 | 2·4 |
| 1981–1985 | 136 | 4·2 | 279 | 8·6 | 785 | 24·3 | 1677 | 51·9 | 291 | 9·0 | 64 | 2·0 |
| >1985 | 54 | 4·2 | 98 | 7·6 | 345 | 26·8 | 697 | 54·2 | 83 | 6·5 | 8 | 0·6 |
CED, chronic energy deficiency.