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Table 1 Definitions used to define double burden of malnutrition (DB) at individual and household levels

From: Various forms of double burden of malnutrition problems exist in rural Kenya

DB

Definition

Individual level a

DB 1

=1 if adult overweight/obese (BMI ≥25.0 kg/m2) and micronutrient-deficient

DB 2

=1, if child overweight (BAZ > + 2 SD) and micronutrient-deficient

DB 2.1

=1, if child overweight (WHZ > + 2 SD) and micronutrient-deficient

DB 3

=1, if child overweight (BAZ > + 2 SD) and stunted (HAZ < -2 SD)

DB 3.1

=1, if child overweight (WHZ > + 2 SD) and stunted (HAZ < -2 SD)

Household level b

DB 4

=1, if adult overweight/obese (BMI ≥25.0 kg/m2) and child underweight (BAZ < -2 SD)

DB 5

=1, if adult overweight/obese (BMI ≥25.0 kg/m2) and child underweight (WAZ < -2 SD)

DB 6

=1, if adult overweight/obese (BMI ≥25.0 kg/m2) and child stunted (HAZ < -2 SD)

DB 7

=1, if adult overweight/obese (BMI ≥25.0 kg/m2) and child wasted (WHZ < -2 SD)

DB 8

=1, if adult overweight/obese (BMI ≥25.0 kg/m2) and child micronutrient-deficient

  1. a Individual sample: adults n = 874 (558 females, 316 males), children n = 184
  2. b Household sample (n = 173) refers to households with at least one adult (male or female) and one child