Table 2. The distribution of the adolescents and average body mass index in kilogram/squared meter (kg/m2) (N = 62,846) by gender and sociodemographic characteristics.
| Girls | Boys | Total n (column %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (column %) | BMI Mean (SD) | n (column %) | BMI Mean (SD) | ||
| Religion | |||||
| Hindu | 43783.75 (80.51) | 19.06 (2.83) | 6913.42(81.69) | 18.88(3.08) | 50697.17 (80.68) |
| Muslim | 7890.97 (14.51) | 19.25 (2.97) | 1158.58(13.69) | 18.91(3.22) | 9049.55 (14.4) |
| Christian | 1087.66 (2.00) | 20.02 (5.43) | 158.26 (1.87) | 19.71(6.35) | 1245.92 (1.98) |
| Other | 1615.18 (2.97) | 19.16 (3.33) | 232.73(2.75) | 19.32(4.36) | 1847.91 (2.94) |
| Caste background | |||||
| Scheduled Caste | 12214.42 (22.46) | 18.96 (2.66) | 1866.94(22.06) | 18.76(2.78) | 14081.36(22.41) |
| Scheduled Tribe | 5171.82 (9.51) | 18.96(3.54) | 756.59 (8.94) | 18.83(3.6) | 5928.41 (9.43) |
| Other Backward Caste | 25293.53 (46.51) | 19.05(2.76) | 3832.89(45.29) | 18.78(3.12) | 29126.42 (46.35) |
| General | 11703.22 (21.52) | 19.48 (3.15) | 2006.58(23.71) | 19.34(3.37) | 13709.8 (21.81) |
| Wealth quintile | |||||
| Poorest | 11681.47 (21.48) | 18.69 (2.4) | 1492.87(17.64) | 18.15(2.53) | 13174.34 (20.96) |
| Poorer | 12111.09 (22.27) | 18.8 (2.67) | 1793.31(21.19) | 18.43(2.7) | 13904.4 (22.12) |
| Middle | 11355.17 (18.99) | 18.97 (2.88) | 1734.07(20.49) | 18.83(3.32) | 13089.24 (20.83) |
| Richer | 10327.33 (18.99) | 19.31 (2.99) | 1746.76(20.64) | 19(3.02) | 12074.09(19.21) |
| Richest | 8907.94 (16.38) | 20.04 (3.51) | 1695.14(20.03) | 20.08(3.73) | 10603.08 (16.87) |
| Place of residence | |||||
| Urban | 16592.25(30.51) | 19.6 (3.23) | 2911.27(34.4) | 19.49(3.31) | 19503.52 (31.03) |
| Rural | 37790.75 (69.49) | 18.9 (2.74) | 5551.73(65.6) | 18.61(3.06) | 43342.48 (68.97) |
| Region | |||||
| North | 7385.21 (13.58) | 19.17 (3.4) | 1295.69(15.31) | 19.19(3.63) | 8680.9 (13.81) |
| Central | 16934.87 (31.14) | 19 (2.73) | 2252.85(26.62) | 18.48(3.18) | 19187.72 (30.53) |
| East | 11871.81(21.83) | 18.98 (2.53) | 1622.36(19.17) | 18.68(2.61) | 13494.17 (21.47) |
| Northeast | 1484.66 (2.73) | 19.74 (6.12) | 233.58 (2.76) | 19.8(6.31) | 1718.24 (2.73) |
| West | 7232.94 (13.3) | 18.99 (2.55) | 1476.79 (17.45 | 19.8(2.78) | 8709.73 (13.86) |
| South | 9473.52 (17.42) | 19.42 (2.55) | 1582.86(18.69) | 19.27(2.68) | 11056.38 (17.59) |
| Mother’s education | |||||
| Below tenth-grade | 45959.07(84.51) | 18.98(2.83) | 7086.92(83.74) | 18.66(2.99) | 53045.99(84.41) |
| Tenth-grade or above | 8423.93(15.49) | 19.85(3.3) | 1376.08(16.26) | 20.2(3.88) | 9800.01(15.59) |
| Father’s education | |||||
| Below tenth-grade | 38448.78(70.7) | 18.96(2.81) | 5900.4(69.72) | 18.65(2.99) | 44349.18(70.57) |
| Tenth-grade or above | 15934.22(29.3) | 19.48(3.19) | 2562.6(30.28) | 19.52(3.57) | 9800.01(15.59) |
| Total | 54383 (86·53) | 19.21 (2.88) | 8463 (13·47) | 19.00(3.12) | 62846 (100·00) |
(As we have used weighted frequencies and proportions the cells contain values up to two decimal points and the sum of the sample sizes in the subcategories of several socio-demographic characteristics do not exactly match the total.)