Does a rise in BMI cause an increased risk of diabetes?: Evidence from India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overnutrition increases the risk of diabetes. Evidence on the causal impact of overnutrition on diabetes is scarce for India. Considering a representative sample from India, this study examines the causal effect of a rise in the Body Mass Index (BMI) of an individual on the likelihood of being diabetic while addressing the issue of unobserved endogeneity between overnutrition and diabetes.

Methods

The study considers individual level data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) of India, namely, National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for the year 2015-16. The NFHS is a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India. The survey covers females having age 15-49 years and males having age 15-54 years. The instrument

SUBMITTER: Gupta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7112218 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature