Number and percentage of women in each category of the predictor variables according to body mass index (data from the 1998–99 Indian National Family Health Survey)
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 18.5 | 18.5–22.9 | 23–24.9 | 25–29.9 | ⩾ 30 | ||
| Variable | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| All-India | 77 220 (100.0) | 24 761 (32.1) | 36 102 (46.8) | 6877 (8.9) | 7406 (9.6) | 2074 (2.7) |
| Note: Parity at the individual level (number of children ever born to a woman) was used as continuous measure. | ||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 15–19 | 4958 (6.4) | 1954 (39.4) | 2744 (55.3) | 180 (3.6) | 76 (1.5) | 4 (0.1) |
| 20–24 | 12 284 (15.9) | 4788 (39.0) | 6408 (52.2) | 641 (5.2) | 396 (3.2) | 51 (0.4) |
| 25–29 | 15 339 (19.9) | 5393 (35.2) | 7464 (48.7) | 1240 (8.1) | 1027 (6.7) | 215 (1.4) |
| 30–34 | 14 124 (18.3) | 4323 (30.6) | 6534 (46.3) | 1381 (9.8) | 1481 (10.5) | 405 (2.9) |
| 35–39 | 12 535 (16.2) | 3437 (27.4) | 5531 (44.1) | 1405 (11.2) | 1652 (13.2) | 510 (4.1) |
| 40–44 | 10 115 (13.1) | 2793 (27.6) | 4213 (41.7) | 1116 (11.0) | 1539 (15.2) | 454 (4.5) |
| 45–49 | 7865 (10.2) | 2073 (26.4) | 3208 (40.8) | 914 (11.6) | 1235 (15.7) | 435 (5.5) |
| Religion | ||||||
| Hindu | 60 311 (78.1) | 20 558 (34.1) | 27 861 (46.2) | 5103 (8.5) | 5343 (8.9) | 1446 (2.4) |
| Muslim | 8809 (11.4) | 2676 (30.4) | 4064 (46.1) | 828 (9.4) | 952 (10.8) | 289 (3.3) |
| Christian | 4281 (5.5) | 855 (20.0) | 2381 (55.6) | 469 (11.0) | 472 (11.0) | 104 (2.4) |
| Sikh | 1880 (2.4) | 316 (16.8) | 731 (38.9) | 254 (13.5) | 413 (22.0) | 166 (8.8) |
| Other | 1939 (2.5) | 356 (18.4) | 1065 (54.9) | 223 (11.5) | 226 (11.7) | 69 (3.6) |
| Caste | ||||||
| Other | 13 055 (16.9) | 5208 (39.9) | 6033 (46.2) | 873 (6.7) | 776 (5.9) | 165 (1.3) |
| Scheduled caste | 9220 (11.9) | 3150 (34.2) | 5028 (54.5) | 598 (6.5) | 373 (4.0) | 71 (0.8) |
| Scheduled tribe | 22 601 (29.3) | 7734 (34.2) | 10694 (47.3) | 1893 (8.4) | 1844 (8.2) | 436 (1.9) |
| Other backward class | 31 930 (41.3) | 8479 (26.6) | 14158 (44.3) | 3498 (11.0) | 4396 (13.8) | 1399 (4.4) |
| No caste | 414 (0.5) | 190 (45.9) | 189 (45.7) | 15 (3.6) | 17 (4.1) | 3 (0.7) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 72 240 (93.6) | 23 037 (31.9) | 33 831 (46.8) | 6454 (8.9) | 6955 (9.6) | 1963 (2.7) |
| Widow | 3341 (4.3) | 1130 (33.8) | 1494 (44.7) | 303 (9.1) | 334 (10.0) | 80 (2.4) |
| Separated/divorced | 1639 (2.1) | 594 (36.2) | 777 (47.4) | 120 (7.3) | 117 (7.1) | 31 (1.9) |
| Education (in years) | ||||||
| 0 | 38 513 (49.9) | 15 258 (39.6) | 18 654 (48.4) | 2348 (6.1) | 1852 (4.8) | 401 (1.0) |
| 1–5 | 12 977 (16.8) | 4167 (32.1) | 6113 (47.1) | 1169 (9.0) | 1219 (9.4) | 309 (2.4) |
| 6–8 | 9668 (12.5) | 2535 (26.2) | 4502 (46.6) | 1080 (11.2) | 1191 (12.3) | 360 (3.7) |
| 9–12 | 12 265 (15.9) | 2386 (19.5) | 5437 (44.3) | 1653 (13.5) | 2134 (17.4) | 655 (5.3) |
| 13–15 | 2840 (3.7) | 722 (25.4) | 1060 (37.3) | 463 (16.3) | 742 (26.1) | 250 (8.8) |
| >15 | 957 (1.2) | 226 (23.6) | 336 (35.1) | 164 (17.1) | 268 (28.0) | 99 (10.3) |
| Standard of living index | ||||||
| Bottom quintile | 12 471 (16.1) | 6085 (48.8) | 5751 (46.1) | 421 (3.4) | 187 (1.5) | 27 (0.2) |
| Second quintile | 12 900 (16.7) | 5470 (42.4) | 6349 (49.2) | 653 (5.1) | 368 (2.9) | 60 (0.5) |
| Third quintile | 15 754 (20.4) | 5689 (36.1) | 7922 (50.3) | 1158 (7.4) | 839 (5.3) | 146 (0.9) |
| Fourth quintile | 17 036 (22.1) | 4505 (26.4) | 8368 (49.1) | 1828 (10.7) | 1889 (11.1) | 446 (2.6) |
| Top quintile | 19 059 (24.7) | 3012 (15.8) | 7712 (40.5) | 2817 (14.8) | 4123 (21.6) | 1395 (7.3) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Homemaker | 48 160 (62.4) | 14 024 (29.1) | 22 299 (46.3) | 4755 (9.9) | 5470 (11.4) | 1612 (3.3) |
| Non-manual | 4433 (5.7) | 750 (16.9) | 1857 (41.9) | 680 (15.3) | 885 (20.0) | 261 (5.9) |
| Agricultural work | 17 758 (23.0) | 7511 (42.3) | 8768 (49.4) | 896 (5.0) | 506 (2.8) | 77 (0.4) |
| Manual | 6869 (8.9) | 2476 (36.0) | 3178 (46.3) | 546 (7.9) | 545 (7.9) | 124 (1.8) |
| Living environment | ||||||
| Rural | 8620 (11.2) | 1411 (16.4) | 3314 (38.4) | 1289 (15.0) | 1917 (22.2) | 689 (8.0) |
| Large city | 4995 (6.5) | 1089 (21.8) | 2010 (40.2) | 678 (13.6) | 910 (18.2) | 308 (6.2) |
| Small city | 10 799 (14.0) | 2561 (23.7) | 4696 (43.5) | 1363 (12.6) | 1676 (15.5) | 503 (4.7) |
| Town | 52 806 (68.4) | 19 700 (37.3) | 26 082 (49.4) | 3547 (6.7) | 2903 (5.5) | 574 (1.1) |
| Smoker | ||||||
| No | 75 139 (97.3) | 23 925 (31.8) | 35 071 (46.7) | 6758 (9.0) | 7326 (9.7) | 2059 (2.7) |
| Yes | 2081 (2.7) | 836 (40.2) | 1031 (49.5) | 119 (5.7) | 80 (3.8) | 15 (0.7) |
| Drinker | ||||||
| No | 75 012 (97.1) | 24 071 (32.1) | 34 827 (46.4) | 6734 (9.0) | 7326 (9.8) | 2054 (2.7) |
| Yes | 2208 (2.9) | 690 (31.3) | 1275 (57.7) | 143 (6.5) | 80 (3.6) | 20 (0.9) |
| Chew tobacco | ||||||
| No | 67 927 (88.0) | 21 131 (31.1) | 31 658 (46.6) | 6287 (9.3) | 6883 (10.1) | 1968 (2.9) |
| Yes | 9293 (12.0) | 3630 (39.1) | 4444 (47.8) | 590 (6.3) | 523 (5.6) | 106 (1.1) |
| Tuberculosis | ||||||
| No | 76 782 (99.4) | 24 515 (31.9) | 35 939 (46.8) | 6863 (8.9) | 7394 (9.6) | 2071 (2.7) |
| Yes | 438 (0.6) | 246 (56.2) | 163 (37.2) | 14 (3.2) | 12 (2.7) | 3 (0.7) |
| Malaria | ||||||
| No | 74 076 (95.9) | 23 478 (31.7) | 34 618 (46.7) | 6678 (9.0) | 7265 (9.8) | 2037 (2.7) |
| Yes | 3144 (4.1) | 1283 (40.8) | 1484 (47.2) | 199 (6.3) | 141 (4.5) | 37 (1.2) |