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

BMJ Open

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2018, Pages

  Chowdhury, Muhammad Abdul Baker ^a   Adnan, Md Mohiuddin ^b   Hassan, Md Zakiul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; BDHS; body mass index (BMI); obesity; overweight; trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BDHS QUESTIONNAIRE; BODY MASS; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE AGE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; TREND STUDY; URBAN AREA; BODY WEIGHT GAIN; HEALTH SURVEY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; UNDERWEIGHT; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; THINNESS; URBAN POPULATION; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85051077251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018468     Document Type: Article

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