Distribution and determinants of body mass index of non-smoking adults in Delhi, India.

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dc.contributor.advisorhttps://www.icddrb.org/publication.cfm?classificationID=30&pubID=8920en_US
dc.contributor.authorChhabra, Pragtien_US
dc.contributor.authorChhabra, Sunil Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-09-12en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T03:49:51Z
dc.date.available2007-09-12en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T03:49:51Z
dc.date.issued2007-09-12en_US
dc.descriptionJournal of Health, Population, and Nutrition.en_US
dc.description.abstractData on height and weight of 3,428 non-smoking healthy adult subjects, obtained during an earlier community-based study in Delhi, India, on chronic respiratory morbidity due to ambient air pollution was analyzed to study the distribution of body mass index (BMI) and its determinants among adults in Delhi. The sample was drawn by systematic sampling from rural and urban areas of Delhi. In urban areas, the sampling frame was restricted to areas around air quality-monitoring stations. However, the areas were spread across the city and reflected wide economic spectrum. Subjects were classified as underweight, normal, overweight, and obese as per the criteria of the World Health Organization for BMI. The mean BMI of the entire sample was 22.14 +/- 4.61. It was higher among females, urban residents, and the higher-income group. Overall, 49.7% of the 3,428 subjects had a normal nutritional status, 24.8% were underweight, 19.4% overweight, and 6.1% obese. The prevalence of underweight was higher in rural areas (38.5%) and among the lower-income group (39.9%), while overweight and obesity were more common in urban residents (22.7% and 7.5% respectively), among females (21.7% and 7.7%), and the higher-income group (31.8% and 11%) (p < 0.05). The adjusted odds for underweight were 2.02 for rural subjects and 4.00 for the lower-income group. For overweight or obesity, odds were 5.6 for the higher-income group, 3.62 for urban residents, and 2.5 for females. It was concluded that problems of both underweight and overweight and obesity exist among the adults of Delhi. While females, residents of urban areas, and economically-better-off were more likely to be overweight or obese, residents of rural areas and those from lower-income groups were more likely to be underweight.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110 095, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChhabra P, Chhabra SK. Distribution and determinants of body mass index of non-smoking adults in Delhi, India. Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition. 2007 Sep; 25(3): 294-301en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/728
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.icddrb.org/pub/publication.jsp?classificationID=30&typeClassificationID=2en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.icddrb.org/publication.cfm?classificationID=30&pubID=8920en_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAir Pollutionen_US
dc.subject.meshBody Height --physiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshBody Mass Indexen_US
dc.subject.meshBody Weight --physiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Transitionen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshObesity --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshOdds Ratioen_US
dc.subject.meshOverweight --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshRural Healthen_US
dc.subject.meshSex Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshSocioeconomic Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshThinness --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshUrban Healthen_US
dc.titleDistribution and determinants of body mass index of non-smoking adults in Delhi, India.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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