Table 2

 Distribution of women in different body mass index categories and distribution of state-level variables in 26 Indian states

Percentage of women with body mass index (kg/m2)
Staten< 18.518.5–22.923–24.925–29.9⩾ 30PCNSDP*PCCEGini
*PCNSDP, per capita net state domestic product (1997–98 figures in rupees at 1980–81 prices); PCCE, per capita consumption expenditure (1999–2000, Indian rupees); Gini, Gini ratio for per capita consumption expenditure (1999–2000).
All India77 22032.146.88.99.62.72840590.980.29
Andhra Pradesh376137.1428.6102.32550550.530.27
Assam286625.960.28.24.70.91675473.420.26
Bihar612939.5524.93.10.51126417.180.26
Goa113427.438.413.216.64.456401014.780.26
Gujarat342737.337.39.611.44.43918678.270.26
Haryana262826.247.99.612.43.84025767.890.26
Himachal Pradesh279727.34510.613.53.62556737.820.27
Jammu244125.148.411.211.93.41932746.740.20
Karnataka391239.5397.910.72.92866638.810.28
Kerala261718.345.415.217.23.92490816.760.30
Madhya Pradesh610636.650.76.35.21.21922478.920.28
Maharashtra479633.838.510.113.14.55032697.420.30
Manipur126719.158.611.79.51.11948596.360.20
Meghalaya67725.460.78.14.61.21804639.130.18
Mizoram92221.864.984.80.52840935.530.21
Nagaland67618.360.712.47.80.721641005.990.18
Orissa402247.042.55.44.40.81666413.710.27
Punjab253516.538.913.321.79.64389792.070.26
Rajasthan569636.450.56.35.21.52226611.190.25
Sikkim94911.058.815.412.42.43461559.970.24
Tamil Nadu42522744.811.713.43.13141681.370.34
West Bengal388238.939.78.610.62.32977571.660.28
Uttar Pradesh573636.349.56.95.81.51725516.990.29
New Delhi207012.337.81624.69.264781316.30.25
Arunachal Pradesh95110.976.874.60.63571672.310.30
Tripura97135.647.19.56.11.82117589.50.24