TABLE 5.
Median (range) reported prevalence of the double burden of malnutrition by form of malnutrition and level of assessment1
| Level of assessment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form of malnutrition | Household | n | Dyad | n | Individual | n |
| Coexisting OW/OB and TWU | 15.2 (6.2–24.7) | 10 | 15.6 (0.2–38.6) | 16 | n/a | |
| OW/OB and stunting | 11.8 (2.6–30.6) | 9 | 6.3 (0.4–79.8) | 17 | 5.2 (0.1–68.4) | 25 |
| OW/OB and anemia | 12.6 | 1 | — | 0 | 9.7 (0.7–67.0) | 25 |
| OW/OB and MN deficiency | 14.0 | 1 | — | 0 | 28.4 (1.0–94.0) | 21 |
| Other2 | 16.2 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 5.6 (1.2–76.4) | 14 |
1
Values presented as median (range) of prevalence estimates; n = number of articles. Population-level data are not presented because each data point consists of multiple prevalence estimates making the data difficult to summarize. MN, micronutrient; OW/OB, overweight/obesity; TWU, thinness/wasting/underweight.
2
“Other” operational double burden of malnutrition definitions included: OW/OB paired with stunting and/or wasting; cardiometabolic risk factors paired with underweight, anemia, or micronutrient deficiencies; and OW/OB paired with food insecurity.