Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents, stratified by nutritional status (N=11 064)
| Variable | Category | n | Nutritional status, n (%) | |||
| Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | |||
| Age (years) | ≤30 | 2184 | 517 (23.7) | 1336 (61.2) | 282 (12.9) | 49 (2.2) |
| 31–40 | 2419 | 348 (14.4) | 1439 (59.5) | 509 (21.0) | 123 (5.1) | |
| 41–50 | 2482 | 405 (16.3) | 1471 (59.3) | 498 (20.1) | 108 (4.4) | |
| 51–60 | 2097 | 455 (21.7) | 1257 (59.9) | 321 (15.3) | 64 (3.1) | |
| >60 | 1882 | 590 (31.3) | 1045 (55.5) | 200 (10.6) | 47 (2.5) | |
| Sex | Male | 3715 | 916 (24.7) | 2322 (62.5) | 427 (11.5) | 50 (1.3) |
| Female | 7349 | 1399 (19.0) | 4226 (57.5) | 1383 (18.8) | 341 (4.6) | |
| Education | No schooling | 3969 | 1064 (26.8) | 2349 (59.2) | 462 (11.6) | 94 (2.4) |
| Primary | 3171 | 627 (19.8) | 1877 (59.2) | 551 (17.4) | 116 (3.7) | |
| Secondary and above | 3924 | 624 (15.9) | 2322 (59.2) | 797 (20.3) | 181 (4.6) | |
| Marital status | Never married | 771 | 226 (29.3) | 475 (61.6) | 58 (7.5) | 12 (1.6) |
| Ever married | 10 293 | 2089 (20.3) | 6073 (59.0) | 1752 (17.0) | 379 (3.7) | |
| Occupation | Unemployed | 1057 | 330 (31.2) | 609 (57.6) | 92 (8.7) | 26 (2.5) |
| Service holder | 307 | 34 (11.1) | 191 (62.2) | 73 (23.8) | 9 (2.9) | |
| Farmer | 1353 | 431 (31.9) | 833 (61.6) | 80 (5.9) | 9 (0.7) | |
| Self-employed | 2416 | 448 (18.5) | 1514 (62.7) | 390 (16.1) | 64 (2.6) | |
| Housewife | 5931 | 1072 (18.1) | 3401 (57.3) | 1175 (19.8) | 283 (4.8) | |
Underweight: BMI is less than 18.5 kg/m2; normal weight: BMI is 18.5–25.0 kg/m2; overweight: BMI is 25.0–29.9 kg/m2; obese: BMI is over 30.0 kg/m2.
BMI, body mass index.