Table 5. Prevalence of overweight/obesity in adolescents (15–19 years) in NFHS-3 and 4 using adult cutoffs vs. those for adolescents based on 2007 WHO Growth reference.
| NFHS | Adult cut-offs# | Based on WHO 2007 Growth Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI≥25Overweight | BMI ≥30.0Obese^ | Overweight% (CI) | Obese^% (CI) | |
| NFHS-3 (2005–6) | ||||
| Both Sexes(35,570) | NA* | NA* | 3.8 (3.6, 4) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.6) |
| Boys (12,635) | 1.7 | 0.2 | 3 (2.7, 3.3) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.7) |
| Girls (22,935) | 2.4 | 0.2 | 4.3 (4, 4.6) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.7) |
| NFHS-4 (2015–16) | ||||
| Both Sexes(144,320) | NA* | NA* | 5.1 (4.9, 5.2) | 0.8 (0.8, 0.9) |
| Boys (18,970) | 4.8 | 1.0 | 6.2 (5.9, 6.4) | 1.2 (1, 1.3) |
| Girls (125,350) | 4.2 | 0.8 | 4.9 (4.8, 5.1) | 0.8 (0.7, 0.8) |
NFHS = National Family Health Survey; BMI = Body Mass Index; BMI = Body Mass Index; BAZ = BMI-for-age z-scores.
*Combined figures of both sexes are not officially available in any NFHS report for this age group
#indicators for adults are based on the recommendations by the 1995 WHO Expert Committee (14)
^ Obesity percentage is included in overweight.
According to WHO 2007 Growth Reference, overweight is BMI-for-age z-score >+1SD and obesity is <+2SD.