Trends of under- and overweight among rural and urban poor women indicate the double burden of malnutrition in Bangladesh

Background Although undernutrition and communicable diseases dominate the current disease burden in resource-poor countries, the prevalence of diet related chronic diseases is increasing. This paper explores current trends of under- and overweight in Bangladeshi women. Method Nationally representati...

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Published in:International journal of epidemiology 2007-04, Vol.36 (2), p.449-457
Main Authors: Shafique, Sohana, Akhter, Nasima, Stallkamp, Gudrun, de Pee, Saskia, Panagides, Dora, Bloem, Martin W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anthropometry
Anthropometry - methods
Bangladesh - epidemiology
Bangladesh - ethnology
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
chronic energy deficiency
developing countries
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Malnutrition - complications
Malnutrition - epidemiology
Malnutrition - ethnology
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Obesity - complications
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - ethnology
Other nutritional diseases (malnutrition, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies...)
Overweight
Prevalence
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Rural Health - standards
Rural Health - statistics & numerical data
Socioeconomic Factors
socioeconomic status
Thinness
Tropical medicine
Urban Health - standards
Urban Health - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Background Although undernutrition and communicable diseases dominate the current disease burden in resource-poor countries, the prevalence of diet related chronic diseases is increasing. This paper explores current trends of under- and overweight in Bangladeshi women. Method Nationally representative data on reproductive age women from rural Bangladesh (n = 2 42 433) and selected urban poor areas (n = 39 749) collected by the Nutritional Surveillance Project during 2000–2004 were analyzed. Results While the prevalence of chronic energy deficiency [CED, body mass index (BMI) < 18.5 kg/m2] continues to be major nutritional problem among Bangladeshi women (38.8% rural, 29.7% urban poor; P < 0.001), between 2000–2004, 9.1% of urban poor and 4.1% of rural women were overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, P < 0.001). In addition, 9.8% of urban poor and 5.5% of rural women were found to be ‘at risk of overweight’ (BMI 23.0–
ISSN:0300-5771
1464-3685
DOI:10.1093/ije/dyl306