Bangladesh | India | Nepal | ||||
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No. of cases | OR (95% CI)† | No. of cases | OR (95% CI) † | No. of cases | OR (95% CI) † | |
BMI categories (WHO cut-offs) | ||||||
Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 383 | 0.57 (0.50–0.65) | 12,121 | 0.70 (0.69–0.72) | 301 | 0.55 (0.48–0.63) |
Normal weight (18.5–25.0 kg/m2) | 1110 | 1.00 (0.93–1.07) | 55,386 | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) | 1519 | 1.00 (0.94–1.06) |
Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) | 394 | 1.80 (1.57–2.07) | 27,738 | 1.99 (1.96–2.02) | 757 | 2.46 (2.24–2.71) |
Obese (≥30.0 kg/m2) | 108 | 2.72 (2.00–3.68) | 10,762 | 3.03 (2.96–3.11) | 213 | 3.62 (2.97–4.41) |
BMI categories (South Asian cut-offs) | ||||||
Underweight (< 18.0 kg/m2) | 322 | 0.73 (0.63–0.83) | 9221 | 0.79 (0.77–0.80) | 233 | 0.65 (0.56–0.76) |
Normal weight (18.0–23.0 kg/m2) | 820 | 1.00 (0.92–1.09) | 40,596 | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) | 1145 | 1.00 (0.93–1.07) |
Overweight (23.0–27.0 kg/m2) | 614 | 2.14 (1.93–2.38) | 34,799 | 1.76 (1.74–1.79) | 911 | 2.03 (1.87–2.20) |
Obese (≥27.0 kg/m2) | 239 | 2.99 (2.46–3.64) | 21,391 | 3.04 (2.99–3.10) | 501 | 3.64 (3.19–4.16) |
Trend (per 5 kg/m2) | 1995 | 1.79 (1.65–1.93) | 106,007 | 1.59 (1.58–1.61) | 2790 | 2.03 (1.90–2.16) |