Trends of under- and overweight among rural and urban poor women indicate the double burden of malnutrition in Bangladesh
Trends of under- and overweight among rural and urban poor women indicate the double burden of malnutrition in Bangladesh
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DOI:
10.1093/ije/dyl306
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发表时间:
2007-04-01
影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
Bloem, Martin W.
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作者:
Shafique, Sohana;Akhter, Nasima;Bloem, Martin W.
Background Although undernutrition and communicable diseases dominate the current disease burden in resource-poor countries, the prevalence of diet related chronic diseases is increasing. This paper explores current trends of under- and overweight in Bangladeshi women.Method Nationally representative data on reproductive age women from rural Bangladesh (n = 2 42 433) and selected urban poor areas (n = 39 749) collected by the Nutritional Surveillance Project during 2000-2004 were analyzed.Results While the prevalence of chronic energy deficiency [CED, body mass index (BMI)