Socioeconomic correlates of overweight and obesity among ever-married urban women in Bangladesh

TS Tanwi, S Chakrabarty, S Hasanuzzaman… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background The escalating prevalence of overweight and obesity globally is reflected
amongst urban women in many low-to-middle income countries. Evidence also shows that …

Prevalence and determinants risk factors of underweight and overweight among women in Bangladesh

MM Hossain, MR Islam, ASR Sarkar, MMA Khan… - Obesity Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Over the past two decades, the prevalence of underweight and overweight has
increased in Bangladesh and become global public health problem. The aim of this study is …

Determinants of overweight or obesity among ever-married adult women in Bangladesh

H Sarma, N Saquib, MM Hasan, J Saquib, AS Rahman… - BMC obesity, 2016 - Springer
Background The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing in Bangladesh. It is
higher among Bangladeshi women than among men. This study was conducted to assess a …

Prevalence and associated risk factors of general and abdominal obesity in rural and urban women in Bangladesh

F Islam, RR Kathak, AH Sumon, NH Molla - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Obesity is a major public health concern worldwide including Bangladesh. This
study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated risk factors of general and abdominal …

[PDF][PDF] Factors associated with being underweight, overweight and obese among ever-married non-pregnant urban women in Bangladesh

MMH Khan, A Kraemer - Singapore medical journal, 2009 - smj.org.sg
Introduction: Extremes of body mass index (BMI), viz. underweight, overweight and obese
categories, are associated with a variety of adverse health outcomes such as diabetes …

Increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi women of reproductive age: findings from 2004 to 2014

T Biswas, MJ Uddin, AA Mamun, S Pervin, SP Garnett - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Overweight and obesity are a particular concern for women of reproductive age.
They not only increase the risk of chronic diseases but they are also associated with adverse …

[HTML][HTML] Dual burden of underweight and overweight among women in Bangladesh: patterns, prevalence, and sociodemographic correlates

SMM Kamal, CH Hassan, GM Alam - Journal of health, population …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The discourse of dual burden caused through underweight and overweight is well-
documented globally but this issue and its connection with women's health in Bangladesh is …

Trends, prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh: a pooled analysis of five national cross-sectional …

MAB Chowdhury, MM Adnan, MZ Hassan - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To determine the trends, prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity
among Bangladeshi women of reproductive age from 1999 to 2014. Design We analysed …

Differences in prevalence and associated factors of underweight and overweight/obesity according to rural–urban residence strata among women of reproductive age …

MR Hashan, RD Gupta, B Day, GM Al Kibria - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the differences in prevalence and factors
influencing underweight and overweight/obesity stratified by region of residence among …

Household wealth status and overweight and obesity among adult women in B angladesh and N epal

G Bishwajit - Obesity science & practice, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Background In South Asia, women were reported to be more likely to have higher
normal body weight. However, nationally representative evidence on the association …