Table 1.
Sample and nutritional status by sociodemographic and health variables among women, 2015–2016 India National Family Health Survey
| Variable | Sample | Under-weight | Normal weight | Over-weight | Class I Obesity | Class II Obesity | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI: <18.5 kg/m2 | BMI: 18.5–22.9 kg/m2 | BMI: 23.0–24.9 kg/m2 | BMI: 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 | BMI: ≥30.0 kg/m2 | P-value | ||
| N (%) | % | % | % | % | % | ||
| All Age in years 18–24 25–29 30–39 40–49 |
5,82,320 1,52,934 (26.0) 1,03,410 (17.7) 1,79,545 (30.8) 1,46,429 (25.5) |
20.1 31.1 21.2 15.7 13.7 |
43.6 51.4 47.0 41.0 36.2 |
13.6 8.7 13.5 15.7 16.3 |
17.0 7.0 14.6 20.6 24.4 |
5.7 1.7 3.8 7.0 9.3 |
<0.001 |
| Education None Primary Secondary Higher |
1,81,400 (30.4) 77,838 (13.3) 2,39,772 (42.5) 73,310 (13.9) |
23.8 20.3 18.1 15.3 |
48.2 46.2 45.0 45.1 |
12.4 13.5 14.1 15.3 |
12.3 15.4 17.3 18.4 |
3.3 4.6 5.5 5.9 |
<0.001 |
| Wealth status Poorest Poorer Middle Richer Richest |
1,07,372 (17.1) 1,22,243 (19.3) 1,22,722 (20.6) 1,17,458 (21.5) 1,12,525 (21.5) |
32.6 25.0 18.8 13.9 9.3 |
53.1 51.5 47.6 41.7 36.9 |
8.2 11.9 14.5 16.0 17.3 |
5.2 9.9 15.5 21.5 25.8 |
0.8 1.8 3.7 6.8 10.8 |
<0.001 |
| Caste Scheduled caste Scheduled tribe Other backward class Other |
1,02,878 (18.5) 1,05,837 (19.1) 2,26,770 (40.9) 1,19,289 (21.5) |
22.4 30.1 19.9 15.2 |
45.4 49.0 43.6 39.9 |
13.2 10.0 13.7 15.3 |
14.8 8.8 17.2 21.4 |
4.2 2.1 5.7 8.1 |
<0.001 |
| Residence | |||||||
| Rural Urban |
4,10,051 (65.1) 1,72,269 (34.9) |
22.6 13.1 |
48.9 39.7 |
12.7 16.0 |
12.7 22.6 |
3.1 8.7 |
<0.001 |
| Health behaviour | |||||||
| Fruit consumption (daily) | 61,860 (12.2) | 12.0 | 37.3 | 16.6 | 24.1 | 10.0 | <0.001 |
| Dark green leafy vegetables (daily) | 2,88,458 (47.5) | 19.2 | 43.4 | 14.0 | 17.5 | 5.9 | <0.001 |
| Fried food (daily) | 68,813 (9.9) | 19.1 | 43.4 | 14.6 | 17.6 | 5.3 | <0.001 |
| Aerated drinks (daily) | 27,856 (4.5) | 17.5 | 43.4 | 14.4 | 18.1 | 6.5 | <0.001 |
| Tobacco use | 57,572 (6.4) | 27.4 | 44.9 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 3.3 | <0.001 |
| Drinks alcohol | 15,861 (1.4) | 18.3 | 51.1 | 15.4 | 12.6 | 2.5 | <0.001 |
| Physical conditions | |||||||
| Hypertension | 77,953 (13.5) | 11.2 | 34.5 | 16.1 | 26.7 | 11.5 | <0.001 |
| Heart disease | 9,660 (1.5) | 16.0 | 38.2 | 14.8 | 21.7 | 9.4 | <0.001 |
| Random blood glucose High (141–160 mg/dL) Very high (>160 mg/dL) |
19,327 (3.3) 16,304 (3.1) |
14.9 9.9 |
37.6 27.6 |
14.7 14.2 |
23.2 31.0 |
9.7 17.4 |
<0.001 |