Table 2 Prevalence (%) of low and normal BMI by tobacco use with 95% confidence intervals
Tobacco use | Low BMI (<18.5 kg/m2) | Normal BMI (18.5–25.0 kg/m2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Men (95% CI) | Women* (95% CI) | Men (95% CI) | Women* (95% CI) |
Never users | 13.5 (12.8 to 14.2) | 13.2 (12.8 to 13.6) | 62.4 (61.5 to 63.3) | 50.1 (49.5 to 50.7) |
Ex-users | ||||
   Smoking | 18.9 (16.0 to 21.8) | - | 61.0 (57.4 to 64.6) | - |
   Smokeless | 15.7 (13.2 to 18.2) | 19.2 (17.0 to 21.4) | 63.5 (60.2 to 66.8) | 51.9 (49.2 to 54.6) |
   Mixed | 17.8 (13.2 to 22.4) | - | 56.3 (50.4 to 62.2) | - |
Ever users | ||||
   Smoking | 25.2 (24.1 to 26.3) | 28.1 (21.1 to 35.1) | 58.8 (57.6 to 60.0) | 54.1 (46.4 to 61.8) |
   Smokeless | 19.9 (19.3 to 20.5) | 23.3 (22.9 to 23.7) | 62.1 (61.4 to 62.8) | 52.2 (51.7 to 52.7) |
   Mixed | 26.4 (25.2 to 27.6) | 35.1 (26.1 to 44.1) | 59.5 (58.2 to 60.8) | 47.9 (38.4 to 57.4) |
Types of smoking** | ||||
   Cigarette | 16.3 (15.3 to 17.3) | - | 60.8 (59.4 to 62.2) | - |
   Bidi | 32.1 (30.8 to 33.4) | 32.7 (26.5 to 38.9) | 57.9 (56.6 to 59.2) | 50.7 (44.0 to 57.4) |
   Cigarette + bidi | 32.6 (29.2 to 36.0) | - | 55.1 (51.5 to 58.7) | - |
Types of Smokeless | ||||
   Mishri | 17.1 (15.7 to 18.5) | 20.9 (20.3 to 21.5) | 64.1 (62.3 to 65.9) | 52.6 (51.8 to 53.4) |
   Mishri + other | 21.5 (20.6 to 22.4) | 26.6 (25.9 to 27.3) | 63.1 (62.0 to 64.2) | 52.3 (51.5 to 53.1) |
   Betel quid | 17.7 (16.6 to 18.8) | 21.4 (20.1 to 22.7) | 61.0 (59.6 to 62.4) | 50.9 (49.3 to 52.5) |
   Other tobacco | 20.0 (18.6 to 21.4) | 27.0 (24.2 to 29.8) | 61.2 (59.5 to 62.9) | 50.4 (47.2 to 53.6) |
   Areca nut | 12.3 (8.8 to 15.8) | 17.2 (15.1 to 19.3) | 63.7 (58.6 to 68.8) | 52.1 (49.3 to 54.9) |