The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity and their related socio-demographic and lifestyle factors among adult women in Myanmar, 2015-16.

Authors :: Seo Ah Hong
Karl Peltzer
Kyi Tun Lwin
La Seng Aung
Source :: PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 3, p e0194454 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018.
Abstract: The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of underweight and overweight or obesity and their socio-demographic and lifestyle factors in a female adult population in Myanmar.In a national cross-sectional population-based survey in the 2015-16 Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey, 12,160 women aged 18-49 years and not currently pregnant completed questionnaires and anthropometric measurements. Nutritional status was determined using Asian body mass index cut-offs: underweight (BMI

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