Table 1. Nutritional status (BMI, Kg/m2) and sleep duration (hours) by country.
Variable | Peru (n = 1,929) % (95% CI) | India (n = 1,929) % (95% CI) | Vietnam (n = 1,910) % (95% CI) | Ethiopia (n = 1,882) % (95% CI) |
Nutritional Status | ||||
BMI Mean (±SD) | 16.9 (2.3) | 13.9 (1.6) | 15.1 (2.9) | 14.1 (1.4) |
Underweight | 3.7 (2.9–4.6) | 58.1 (55.9–60.3) | 35.2 (33.1–37.4) | 52.2 (50.0–54.5) |
Normal weight | 75.1 (73.2–77.1) | 40.2 (38.0–42.4) | 55.8 (53.4–58.0) | 47.1 (44.8–49.3) |
Overweight | 15.8 (14.2–17.4) | 1.3 (0.8–1.9) | 6.1 (5.0–7.2) | 0.5 (0.2–0.8) |
Obesity | 5.4 (4.4–6.4) | 0.3 (0.0–0.6) | 2.8 (2.1–3.6) | 0.2 (0.0–0.4) |
Sleep Duration | ||||
Mean (±SD) | 9.6 (0.9) | 9.1 (0.9) | 9.7 (1.0) | 9.7 (1.0) |
Short | 41.6 (39.4–43.8) | 63.5 (61.4–65.7) | 43.0 (40.8–45.2) | 42.1 (39.9–44.4) |
Regular | 55.6 (53.4–57.8) | 36.0 (33.8–38.1) | 53.1 (50.8–55.3) | 53.6 (51.3–55.8) |
Long | 2.8 (2.1–3.5) | 0.5 (0.2–0.8) | 3.9 (3.1–4.8) | 4.3 (3.4–5.2) |
Young Lives Study, 3° round younger cohort.
SD, standard deviation.