Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Indian Population: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study of 698,286 Participants
This study aims to determine and compare the prevalence and correlates of obesity and abdominal obesity in India among participants aged 18–54 years. Data were acquired from the nationally representative National Family Health Survey 2019–21. Age and sex standardized descriptive analyses were conduc...
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| author | Rajat Das Gupta Nowrin Tamanna Nazeeba Siddika Shams Shabab Haider Ehsanul Hoque Apu Mohammad Rifat Haider |
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| description | This study aims to determine and compare the prevalence and correlates of obesity and abdominal obesity in India among participants aged 18–54 years. Data were acquired from the nationally representative National Family Health Survey 2019–21. Age and sex standardized descriptive analyses were conducted to determine the prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity, and multivariable multilevel logistic regression was performed to identify the factors associated with these conditions. Gender-specific analyses were also conducted. The sample weight was adjusted throughout. The final sample size for this study was 698,286. The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was 13.85% and 57.71%, respectively. Older age, being female, increased educational status and increased wealth index, being married at any point, and residing in an urban area all increased the odds of both obesity and abdominal obesity. Being a resident of the North zone and having a current alcohol intake increased the odds of abdominal obesity. On the other hand, being a resident of the South zone of India increased the odds of obesity. Targeting these high-risk groups can be a strategy for public health promotion programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2456acac84084cbb8659ccba37aa052f2023-11-18T10:20:28ZengMDPI AGEpidemiologia2673-39862023-05-014216317210.3390/epidemiologia4020017Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Indian Population: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study of 698,286 ParticipantsRajat Das Gupta0Nowrin Tamanna1Nazeeba Siddika2Shams Shabab Haider3Ehsanul Hoque Apu4Mohammad Rifat Haider5Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29028, USADepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29028, USADepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205, USACentre for International Public Health and Environmental Research, Bangladesh (CIPHER,B), Dhaka 1207, BangladeshDepartment of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USAThis study aims to determine and compare the prevalence and correlates of obesity and abdominal obesity in India among participants aged 18–54 years. Data were acquired from the nationally representative National Family Health Survey 2019–21. Age and sex standardized descriptive analyses were conducted to determine the prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity, and multivariable multilevel logistic regression was performed to identify the factors associated with these conditions. Gender-specific analyses were also conducted. The sample weight was adjusted throughout. The final sample size for this study was 698,286. The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was 13.85% and 57.71%, respectively. Older age, being female, increased educational status and increased wealth index, being married at any point, and residing in an urban area all increased the odds of both obesity and abdominal obesity. Being a resident of the North zone and having a current alcohol intake increased the odds of abdominal obesity. On the other hand, being a resident of the South zone of India increased the odds of obesity. Targeting these high-risk groups can be a strategy for public health promotion programs.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3986/4/2/17obesityabdominalrisk factorsprevalence |
| spellingShingle | Rajat Das Gupta Nowrin Tamanna Nazeeba Siddika Shams Shabab Haider Ehsanul Hoque Apu Mohammad Rifat Haider Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Indian Population: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study of 698,286 Participants Epidemiologia obesity abdominal risk factors prevalence |
| title | Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Indian Population: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study of 698,286 Participants |
| title_full | Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Indian Population: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study of 698,286 Participants |
| title_fullStr | Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Indian Population: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study of 698,286 Participants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Indian Population: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study of 698,286 Participants |
| title_short | Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Indian Population: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study of 698,286 Participants |
| title_sort | obesity and abdominal obesity in indian population findings from a nationally representative study of 698 286 participants |
| topic | obesity abdominal risk factors prevalence |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3986/4/2/17 |
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