Wealth index and other behavioral and sociodemographic characteristics associated with body mass index in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nowadays, the burden of non-communicable diseases including obesity has been an increasing public health concern. This menace can be monitored using indexing method like body mass index. Studies indicate that socioeconomic indicators such as income, biology, behavior, and demographic factors associated with body mass index. In Ethiopia, few studies associate wealth index with body mass index in people of ages between 15 and 49. This study was aimed to assess the association of body mass index with wealth index, and behavioral and sociodemographic population characteristics.

Methods

A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted using the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey population of ages 15-49. A total of 10,245 individuals were considered to

SUBMITTER: Tesfaw LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8142017 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature