Heema Shukla
Descriptive epidemiology of body mass index of an urban adult population in western India
University of Westminster
describe height weight body mass index bmi adult urban population mumbai western india estimate prevalence severity thinness overweight population describe association bmi education age tobacco habits urban indian populationcross sectional representative survey 99 598 adults 40 071 men 59 527 womenthe survey carried city mumbai formerly known bombay western indiamen women aged 35 years residents main city mumbaithe mean height weight bmi 1610 sd 67 cm 567 sd 110 kg 218 sd 38 kgm2 men 1480 sd 62 cm 498 sd 112 kg 227 sd 47 kgm2 women respectively 19 men women thin bmi185 kgm2 19 men 30 women overweight bmi 25kgm2 multivariable logistic regression analyses showed age level education tobacco use independently associated bmi odds ratio 95 confidence intervals ci thinness bmi185 kgm2 652 95ci 538 789 men 483 95ci 371 628 women respectively p0001 lowest level education illiterate group 95ci overweight 225 220 258 college educated men 190 164 220 college educated women respectively p0001 smoking 233 209 259 289 177 472 men women respectively p0001 smokeless tobacco use 165 152 180 226 214 238 men women respectively p00001 significantly associated low bmisequelae thinness overweight represent major public health problems results study indicating equal prevalence thinness overweight urban area association age level education tobacco use raise concerns emerging public health crisis urban india