Table 2 Distribution of women in different body mass index categories and distribution of state‐level variables in 26 Indian states.
| Percentage of women with body mass index (kg/m2) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | n | < 18.5 | 18.5–22.9 | 23–24.9 | 25–29.9 | ⩾ 30 | PCNSDP* | PCCE | Gini |
| All India | 77 220 | 32.1 | 46.8 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 2.7 | 2840 | 590.98 | 0.29 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3761 | 37.1 | 42 | 8.6 | 10 | 2.3 | 2550 | 550.53 | 0.27 |
| Assam | 2866 | 25.9 | 60.2 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 1675 | 473.42 | 0.26 |
| Bihar | 6129 | 39.5 | 52 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 1126 | 417.18 | 0.26 |
| Goa | 1134 | 27.4 | 38.4 | 13.2 | 16.6 | 4.4 | 5640 | 1014.78 | 0.26 |
| Gujarat | 3427 | 37.3 | 37.3 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 4.4 | 3918 | 678.27 | 0.26 |
| Haryana | 2628 | 26.2 | 47.9 | 9.6 | 12.4 | 3.8 | 4025 | 767.89 | 0.26 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2797 | 27.3 | 45 | 10.6 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 2556 | 737.82 | 0.27 |
| Jammu | 2441 | 25.1 | 48.4 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 1932 | 746.74 | 0.20 |
| Karnataka | 3912 | 39.5 | 39 | 7.9 | 10.7 | 2.9 | 2866 | 638.81 | 0.28 |
| Kerala | 2617 | 18.3 | 45.4 | 15.2 | 17.2 | 3.9 | 2490 | 816.76 | 0.30 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6106 | 36.6 | 50.7 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 1922 | 478.92 | 0.28 |
| Maharashtra | 4796 | 33.8 | 38.5 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 4.5 | 5032 | 697.42 | 0.30 |
| Manipur | 1267 | 19.1 | 58.6 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 1948 | 596.36 | 0.20 |
| Meghalaya | 677 | 25.4 | 60.7 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1804 | 639.13 | 0.18 |
| Mizoram | 922 | 21.8 | 64.9 | 8 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 2840 | 935.53 | 0.21 |
| Nagaland | 676 | 18.3 | 60.7 | 12.4 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 2164 | 1005.99 | 0.18 |
| Orissa | 4022 | 47.0 | 42.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 1666 | 413.71 | 0.27 |
| Punjab | 2535 | 16.5 | 38.9 | 13.3 | 21.7 | 9.6 | 4389 | 792.07 | 0.26 |
| Rajasthan | 5696 | 36.4 | 50.5 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 2226 | 611.19 | 0.25 |
| Sikkim | 949 | 11.0 | 58.8 | 15.4 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 3461 | 559.97 | 0.24 |
| Tamil Nadu | 4252 | 27 | 44.8 | 11.7 | 13.4 | 3.1 | 3141 | 681.37 | 0.34 |
| West Bengal | 3882 | 38.9 | 39.7 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 2977 | 571.66 | 0.28 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 5736 | 36.3 | 49.5 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1725 | 516.99 | 0.29 |
| New Delhi | 2070 | 12.3 | 37.8 | 16 | 24.6 | 9.2 | 6478 | 1316.3 | 0.25 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 951 | 10.9 | 76.8 | 7 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 3571 | 672.31 | 0.30 |
| Tripura | 971 | 35.6 | 47.1 | 9.5 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 2117 | 589.5 | 0.24 |
*PCNSDP, per capita net state domestic product (1997–98 figures in rupees at 1980–81 prices); PCCE, per capita consumption expenditure (1999–2000, Indian rupees); Gini, Gini ratio for per capita consumption expenditure (1999–2000).