Document Type
Article
Subject Area(s)
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Abstract
Study objective: To describe height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) of the adult urban population in Mumbai, western India and to estimate the prevalence and severity of thinness and overweight in this population. To describe the association of BMI with education, age, and tobacco habits in an urban Indian population. Design: Cross sectional representative survey of 99 598 adults (40 071 men and 59 527 women). Setting: The survey was carried out in the city of Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) in western India. Participants: Men and women aged >35 years who were residents of the main city of Mumbai. Main results: The mean height, weight, and BMI were 161.0 (SD 6.7) cm, 56.7 (SD 11.0) kg, and 21.8 (SD 3.8) kg/m2 for men and 148.0 (SD 6.2) cm, 49.8 (SD 11.2) kg, and 22.7 (SD 4.7) kg/m2 for women, respectively. Some 19% of men and women were thin (BMI25kg/m2). Multivariable logistic regression analyses showed that age, level of education, and tobacco use were independently associated with BMI. The odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for thinness (BMI
Publication Info
Published in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Volume 56, 2002, pages 876-880.
Shukla, H.C., Gupta, P.C., Mehta, H.C., & Hébert, J.R. (2002). Descriptive epidemiology of body mass index of an urban adult population in western India. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 56, 876-880.
© 2002 BMJ Publishing Group.
This article was first published by BMJ Publishing Group.
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Shukla, H.C., Gupta, P.C., Mehta, H.C., & Hébert, J.R. (2002). Descriptive epidemiology of body mass index of an urban adult population in western India. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 56, 876-880.
© 2002 BMJ Publishing Group.
This article was first published by BMJ Publishing Group.