Socioeconomic factors associated with overweight and obesity: A case study among adult people of Bangladesh

Bhuyan, K.C; Ahmmed, Md. Mortuza; Fardus, Jannatul

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dc.contributor.author	Bhuyan, K.C	-
dc.contributor.author	Ahmmed, Md. Mortuza	-
dc.contributor.author	Fardus, Jannatul	-
dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-25T06:56:31Z	-
dc.date.available	2021-10-25T06:56:31Z	-
dc.date.issued	2020-01-06	-
dc.identifier.citation	BhuyanK. C. and AhmmedM. M., “Socioeconomic factors associated with overweight and obesity: A case study among adult people of Bangladesh”, AJSE, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 119 -, Jan. 2020.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1608 – 3679 (print) 2520 – 4890 (Online)	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.aiub.edu:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/161	-
dc.description.abstract	The analysis is done using the data collected from 785 adults of randomly selected families of 207 students of American International University - Bangladesh. The respondents are classified by levels of Body Mass Index (BMI). Among the respondents 86.4% are in the obese and overweight group and the prevalence of Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and diabetes are higher among them. The important variables for the higher prevalence of overweight and obesity are residence, age, occupation, marital status and income. The obesity is more among the urban people. It is also more among aged persons, service and retired persons. The prevalence of diabetes is more among obese and overweight group of respondents.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	AIUB	en_US
dc.subject	Socioeconomic factors, NCDs, overweight, obesity, BMI, logistic regression	en_US
dc.title	Socioeconomic factors associated with overweight and obesity: A case study among adult people of Bangladesh	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
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