Table 1.
Prevalence of Obesity (BMI) by Socio-demographic characteristics among the elderly aged 45 and above in India, LASI Wave-1 (2017–18)
| Characteristics | BMI Categories | Sample Size (n) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight (n = 11,644) | Normal (n = 33,900) | Overweight (n = 14,585) | Obese (n = 5054) | ||
| Age Group*** | |||||
| 45–59 | 16.12 | 51.86 | 23.88 | 8.13 | 31,023 |
| 60–74 | 24.44 | 51.28 | 18.01 | 6.26 | 22,348 |
| 75 and above | 35.01 | 50.8 | 11.62 | 2.57 | 5702 |
| Place of residence*** | |||||
| Rural | 25.64 | 54.42 | 15.88 | 4.06 | 42,476 |
| Urban | 9.23 | 44.25 | 31.56 | 14.97 | 22,707 |
| Sex*** | |||||
| Male | 22.61 | 56.02 | 17.93 | 3.45 | 27,343 |
| Female | 20.37 | 47.72 | 22.26 | 9.65 | 31,730 |
| Marital status*** | |||||
| Currently married | 19.09 | 52.63 | 21.4 | 6.88 | 44,237 |
| Widowed | 27.45 | 48.38 | 17.57 | 6.61 | 12,946 |
| Divorced/Separated/Deserted/Others | 17.09 | 49.11 | 22.01 | 11.79 | 8000 |
| Living arrangement*** | |||||
| Living alone | 28.06 | 50.89 | 16.15 | 4.9 | 2100 |
| Living with spouse and/or others | 21.5 | 52.52 | 19.47 | 6.5 | 9046 |
| Living with spouse and children | 18.47 | 52.58 | 21.94 | 7.01 | 34,400 |
| Living with children and others | 25.8 | 48.48 | 18.39 | 7.33 | 11,119 |
| Living with others only | 34.33 | 47.86 | 13.26 | 4.54 | 2408 |
| Religion*** | |||||
| Hindu | 21.88 | 51.74 | 19.99 | 6.39 | 43,326 |
| Muslim | 18.8 | 51.25 | 21 | 8.95 | 7007 |
| Christian | 24.67 | 51.15 | 18.59 | 5.59 | 5933 |
| Others | 13.58 | 48.81 | 24.96 | 12.65 | 8917 |
| Caste/tribe*** | |||||
| Scheduled tribe | 35.06 | 52.82 | 9.89 | 2.23 | 10,380 |
| Scheduled caste | 26.46 | 53.56 | 15.54 | 4.44 | 9946 |
| Other backward class | 20.08 | 50.9 | 21.94 | 7.09 | 22,264 |
| None of the above | 14.77 | 50.3 | 24.36 | 10.57 | 22,593 |
| Education*** | |||||
| No schooling | 25.61 | 52.15 | 16.42 | 5.82 | 33,865 |
| Less than 5 years complete | 22.43 | 53.8 | 17.81 | 5.95 | 6877 |
| 5–9 years complete | 15.57 | 51.21 | 25.06 | 8.15 | 13,529 |
| 10 or more years complete | 8.31 | 47.01 | 31.89 | 12.78 | 10,912 |
| Work status*** | |||||
| Currently working | 21.09 | 55.43 | 19.38 | 4.1 | 29,361 |
| Worked in past but currently not working | 22.25 | 50.5 | 18.95 | 8.29 | 19,663 |
| Never worked | 17.74 | 44.46 | 25.26 | 12.54 | 16,159 |
| Wealth Indicator (MPCE)*** | |||||
| Poorest | 28.45 | 52.82 | 14.36 | 4.37 | 11,655 |
| Poorer | 25.21 | 52.37 | 16.75 | 5.67 | 11,928 |
| Middle | 21.93 | 52.12 | 20.56 | 5.39 | 11,932 |
| Richer | 17.88 | 51.32 | 22.88 | 7.91 | 11,912 |
| Richest | 11.63 | 48.46 | 28.39 | 11.53 | 11,646 |
| Region*** | |||||
| EAST | 25.99 | 54.85 | 15.15 | 4 | 11,835 |
| North East | 22.22 | 59.43 | 15.65 | 2.7 | 8760 |
| West | 16.91 | 50.47 | 23.92 | 8.7 | 8579 |
| Central | 28.6 | 52.29 | 15.07 | 4.04 | 8666 |
| North | 16.2 | 50.75 | 23.42 | 9.63 | 11,803 |
| South | 12.91 | 46.53 | 28.2 | 12.36 | 15,540 |
| India | 20.64 | 51.32 | 20.65 | 7.38 | 65,183 |
Significant based on p-value: “*” for 10%, “* *” for5% & “***” for 1%
Sample “n” is a unweighted sample