Table 2

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the sample population across the explanatory variables, BDHS 2014

	BMI status (%)
Variables	BMI ≥30	25≥ BMI <30	BMI <25	χ²	p Value
Age (years)				428.111	<0.0001
15–24	10.6	15.5	30.6
25–34	37.2	41.2	34.4
35/35+	52.3	43.3	35.0
Division				176.299	<0.0001
Barisal	8.7	10.5	12.5
Chittagong	18.7	18.2	15.1
Dhaka	20.1	19.8	16.6
Khulna	18.4	17.4	13.9
Rajshahi	15.5	14.7	14.2
Rangpur	10.2	11.3	15.4
Sylhet	8.4	8.0	12.4
Residency
Urban	62.3	48.1	29.5	664 562	<0.0001
Rural	37.7	51.9	70.5
Educational attainment				434.825	0.001
Nil	14.2	17.1	26.8
Primary	23.9	25.4	30.7
Secondary	44.9	42.2	35.2
Higher	17.0	15.2	7.4
Husbands’ educational attainment				758.122	<0.0001
Nil	14.8	18.6	32.1
Primary	20.1	22.7	28.7
Secondary	34.8	33.8	27.9
Higher	30.3	24.8	11.3
Currently employment				53.861	<0.0001
No	77.8	69.9	66.2
Yes	22.2	30.1	33.8
Wealth index				36.790	0.013
Poorest	3.3	7.5	21.7
Poorer	4.8	11.1	21.5
Middle	12.0	17.4	21.6
Richer	23.7	24.7	20.2
Richest	56.1	39.2	15.0
Parity				154.802	0.004
1	18.7	19.3	22.7
2	31.8	33.1	25.1
3	25.1	20.9	18.8
3+	24.3	26.7	33.4
Frequency of watching TV				18.898	0.001
Not at all	14.2	23.9	45.0
Less than once a week	5.6	7.6	9.2
At least once a week	80.2	68.5	45.8