Table 6. State level prevalence of thinness (BMI-for-age z-scores <-2SD) and overweight (BMI-for-age z-scores >1 SD) in NFHS-3 (2005–6).
| Region (N) | % Girls with thinness (CI) | % of boys with thinness (CI) | % thinness both sexes (CI) | % Girls with overweight (CI) | % boys with overweight (CI) | % overweight both sexes (CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh (2,384) | 12.4 (10.5, 14.2) | 24.6 (22, 27.2) | 18 (16.5, 19.6) | 0.9 (0.4, 1.5) | 4.4 (3.2, 5.7) | 5.8 (4.8, 6.7) |
| Arunachal (558) | 2.7 (1, 4.4) | 4.5 (0.9, 8.2) | 3.2 (1.7, 4.8) | 3.7 (1.7, 5.7) | 1.3 (0, 3.4) | 3 (1.5, 4.6) |
| Assam (886) | 8.9 (6.6, 11.1) | 18.9 (13.6, 24.1) | 11.5 (9.4, 13.7) | 3.2 (1.8, 4.6) | 2.6 (0.3, 4.8) | 3 (1.9, 4.2) |
| Bihar (1,070) | 10.9 (8.7, 13.1) | 27 (21.1, 32.9) | 14.5 (12.3, 16.6) | 1.9 (0.9, 2.9) | 0.4 (0, 1.5) | 1.6 (0.8, 2.4) |
| Chhattisgarh (1,053) | 11.8 (9.5, 14.1) | 27.8 (22.1, 33.4) | 15.8 (13.5, 18) | 1.5 (0.6, 2.4) | 0.4 (0, 1.3) | 1.2 (0.5, 1.9) |
| Delhi (680) | 7.2 (4.8, 9.7) | 7.6 (3.8, 11.4) | 7.4 (5.3, 9.4) | 6.4 (4.1, 8.7) | 5.2 (2, 8.4) | 6 (4.2, 7.9) |
| Goa (648) | 16.5 (13.1, 19.8) | 27.3 (19.9, 34.8) | 19 (15.9, 22.1) | 6 (3.8, 8.2) | 4.7 (1, 8.4) | 5.7 (3.8, 7.6) |
| Gujarat (910) | 17.2 (14.3, 20.2) | 30.8 (24.7, 36.9) | 20.8 (18.1, 23.5) | 3.9 (2.3, 5.4) | 1.7 (0, 3.5) | 3.3 (2.1, 4.5) |
| Haryana (759) | 8.8 (6.3, 11.3) | 23 (17.1, 28.9) | 12.8 (10.3, 15.2) | 3.5 (1.9, 5.1) | 6.6 (3, 10.1) | 4.3 (2.8, 5.9) |
| Himachal (730) | 16.6 (13.3, 19.9) | 25.2 (19, 31.5) | 19 (16.1, 21.9) | 3 (1.5, 4.6) | 2.5 (0.1, 4.9) | 2.9 (1.6, 4.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir (897) | 5.7 (3.9, 7.6) | 17.5 (12.6, 22.4) | 9 (7.1, 11) | 6 (4.1, 8) | 2.8 (0.6, 5) | 5.1 (3.6, 6.6) |
| Jharkhand (768) | 8.9 (6.5, 11.3) | 20 (14, 26) | 11.6 (9.3, 13.9) | 1.7 (0.6, 2.9) | 1.1 (0, 2.8) | 1.6 (0.6, 2.5) |
| Karnataka (1,810) | 14.5 (12.3, 16.7) | 36.7 (33.3, 40.2) | 24 (22%, 26%) | 3.4 (2.2, 4.5) | 2.6 (1.4, 3.8) | 3 (2.2, 3.9) |
| Kerala (705) | 7.3 (5, 9.6) | 26.8 (19.8, 33.8) | 11.9 (9.5, 14.4) | 8.2 (5.8, 10.6) | 1.8 (0, 4.1) | 6.7 (4.8, 8.6) |
| Manipur (1,381) | 2.4 (1.2, 3.5) | 6.1 (4.1, 8.1) | 4.1 (3, 5.1) | 5.3 (3.6, 6.9) | 2.6 (1.2, 3.9) | 4.1 (3, 5.1) |
| Meghalaya (596) | 2.7 (1.1, 4.3) | 5.3 (1.4, 9.2) | 3.4 (1.8, 4.9) | 1.6 (0.3, 2.8) | 4 (0.5, 7.4) | 2.2 (0.9, 3.4) |
| Maharashtra (2,856) | 15.7 (13.8, 17.6) | 34.5 (31.9, 37) | 24.9 (23.3, 26.5) | 4.4 (3.3, 5.5) | 3.9 (2.8, 4.9) | 4.1 (3.4, 4.9) |
| Mizoram (426) | 1 (0, 2.2) | 4.3 (0.2, 8.4) | 1.9 (0.5, 3.3) | 6.8 (3.8, 9.8) | 3.4 (0, 7.1) | 5.9 (3.5, 8.2) |
| Madhya Pradesh (1,787) | 12.5 (10.6, 14.3) | 24.5 (20.7, 28.4) | 15.8 (14.1, 17.6) | 3.4 (2.4, 4.4) | 2.4 (1, 3.9) | 3.1 (2.3, 4) |
| Nagaland (1,515) | 2.3 (1.2, 3.4) | 7.6 (5.6, 9.5) | 4.8 (3.7, 5.9) | 3.7 (2.3, 5.1) | 2.6 (1.4, 3.8) | 3.2 (2.3, 4.1) |
| Orissa (6,251) | 9.3 (7.3, 11.4) | 20.2 (14.8, 25.5) | 11.7 (9.7, 13.7) | 3.2 (2, 4.4) | 3 (0.6, 5.4) | 3.2 (2.1, 4.2) |
| Punjab (888) | 7.8 (5.6, 9.9) | 17.4 (12.6, 22.3) | 10.6 (8.5, 12.7) | 6.7 (4.6, 8.7) | 8.1 (4.6, 11.7) | 7.1 (5.3, 8.8) |
| Rajasthan (1,135) | 11.2 (9, 13.4) | 23.4 (18.4, 28.4) | 14.4 (12.3, 16.4) | 2.4 (1.3, 3.5) | 0.3 (0, 1.2) | 1.9 (1, 2.7) |
| Sikkim (594) | 2.9 (1.2, 4.5) | 4.9 (1, 8.7) | 3.4 (1.8, 4.9) | 7.1 (4.6, 9.6) | 5.6 (1.5, 9.6) | 6.7 (4.6, 8.8) |
| Tamil Nadu (1,656) | 13.5(11.2, 15.8) | 29.7 (26.5, 33) | 21.1 (19.1, 23.1) | 7.1 (5.3, 8.8) | 4.9 (3.3, 6.4) | 6 (4.9, 7.2) |
| Tripura (566) | 10.8 (7.8, 13.8) | 28.7 (20.3, 37.1) | 14.7 (11.7, 17.7) | 4.1 (2.1, 6) | 0.8 (0, 2.8) | 3.4 (1.8, 4.9) |
| Uttarakhand (778) | 9.5 (7, 11.9) | 21.6 (15.2, 28) | 12.2 (9.8, 14.6) | 4.2 (2.5, 5.8) | 0 (0, 0.3) | 3.2 (1.9, 4.5) |
| Uttar Pradesh (4,822) | 7.5 (6.5, 8.6) | 19.8 (18.2, 21.5) | 13.5 (12.5, 14.5) | 3.6 (2.8, 4.4) | 2.2 (1.6, 2.8) | 2.9 (2.4, 3.4) |
| West Bengal (1,632) | 10.3 (8.6, 12.1) | 17.7 (13.8, 21.7) | 12.1 (10.5, 13.7) | 4.9 (3.7, 6.1) | 2.9 (1.1, 4.7) | 4.4 (3.4, 5.4) |
Thinness, severe thinness, overweight in adolescents are based on the 2007 WHO Growth Reference. Overweight percentages include obesity.