Table 2 Distribution of anthropometric and blood pressure measurements among the three study populations, by sex
Bangladesh | India | Nepal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
Weight in kg, mean (SD) | 54.2 (10.4) | 48.0 (10.9) | 58.3 (11.5) | 50.3 (10.6) | 57.2 (10.6) | 50.1 (9.9) |
Height in cm, mean (SD) | 161.7 (6.5) | 149.5 (5.9) | 163.4 (7.4) | 152.0 (6.1) | 162.7 (6.5) | 151.0 (6.0) |
BMI in kg/m2, mean (SD) | 20.7 (3.4) | 21.4 (4.5) | 21.8 (3.9) | 21.7 (4.2) | 21.6 (3.5) | 22.0 (4.0) |
BMI category (WHO cut-offs), n (%) | ||||||
< 18.5 kg/m2 | 1060 (27.9) | 1090 (28.4) | 21,035 (19.2) | 151,161 (21.9) | 1123 (18.4) | 1596 (18.5) |
18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | 2328 (61.3) | 2016 (52.5) | 69,208 (63.2) | 411,908 (59.8) | 4034 (66.0) | 5316 (61.6) |
25.0–29.9 kg/m2 | 374 (9.8) | 578 (15.1) | 16,342 (14.9) | 96,929 (14.1) | 825 (13.5) | 1366 (15.8) |
≥ 30.0 kg/m2 | 36 (0.9) | 153 (4.0) | 2942 (2.7) | 29,133 (4.2) | 132 (2.2) | 355 (4.1) |
BMI category (South Asian cut-offs), n (%) | ||||||
< 18.0 kg/m2 | 835 (22.0) | 892 (23.2) | 15,892 (14.5) | 117,165 (17.0) | 808 (13.2) | 1198 (13.9) |
18.0–22.9 kg/m2 | 2106 (55.5) | 1721 (44.9) | 57,271 (52.3) | 357,864 (51.9) | 3523 (57.6) | 4531 (52.5) |
23.0–27.4 kg/m2 | 714 (18.8) | 885 (23.1) | 28,583 (26.1) | 151,733 (22.0) | 1403 (22.9) | 2040 (23.6) |
≥ 27.5 kg/m2 | 143 (3.8) | 339 (8.8) | 7781 (7.1) | 62,369 (9.1) | 380 (6.2) | 864 (10.0) |
Systolic blood pressure in mmHg, mean (SD) | 116.2 (19.2) | 121.0 (22.4) | 121.8 (13.6) | 115.2 (15.1) | 120.0 (18.6) | 112.4 (18.6) |
Diastolic blood pressure in mmHg, mean (SD) | 76.4 (11.6) | 79.6 (11.9) | 79.9 (10.5) | 78.1 (18.1) | 79.0 (11.9) | 76.4 (11.1) |
Taking prescribed medicine to lower blood pressure | ||||||
No | 3503 (92.3) | 3256 (84.9) | 106,839 (97.5) | 667,872 (96.9) | 5886 (96.3) | 8328 (96.5) |
Yes | 293 (7.7) | 577 (15.1) | 2686 (2.5) | 21,239 (3.1) | 228 (3.7) | 305 (3.5) |