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Table 1 Prevalence of Obesity (BMI) by Socio-demographic characteristics among the elderly aged 45 and above in India, LASI Wave-1 (2017–18)

From: An assessment of anthropometric indices and its association with NCDs among the older adults of India: evidence from LASI Wave-1

Characteristics

BMI Categories

Sample Size (n)

Underweight (n = 11,644)

Normal (n = 33,900)

Overweight (n = 14,585)

Obese (n = 5054)

Age Group***

  

 45–59

16.12

51.86

23.88

8.13

31,023

 60–74

24.44

51.28

18.01

6.26

22,348

 75 and above

35.01

50.8

11.62

2.57

5702

Place of residence***

  

 Rural

25.64

54.42

15.88

4.06

42,476

 Urban

9.23

44.25

31.56

14.97

22,707

Sex***

  

 Male

22.61

56.02

17.93

3.45

27,343

 Female

20.37

47.72

22.26

9.65

31,730

Marital status***

  

 Currently married

19.09

52.63

21.4

6.88

44,237

 Widowed

27.45

48.38

17.57

6.61

12,946

 Divorced/Separated/Deserted/Others

17.09

49.11

22.01

11.79

8000

Living arrangement***

  

 Living alone

28.06

50.89

16.15

4.9

2100

 Living with spouse and/or others

21.5

52.52

19.47

6.5

9046

 Living with spouse and children

18.47

52.58

21.94

7.01

34,400

 Living with children and others

25.8

48.48

18.39

7.33

11,119

 Living with others only

34.33

47.86

13.26

4.54

2408

Religion***

  

 Hindu

21.88

51.74

19.99

6.39

43,326

 Muslim

18.8

51.25

21

8.95

7007

 Christian

24.67

51.15

18.59

5.59

5933

 Others

13.58

48.81

24.96

12.65

8917

Caste/tribe***

  

 Scheduled tribe

35.06

52.82

9.89

2.23

10,380

 Scheduled caste

26.46

53.56

15.54

4.44

9946

 Other backward class

20.08

50.9

21.94

7.09

22,264

 None of the above

14.77

50.3

24.36

10.57

22,593

Education***

  

 No schooling

25.61

52.15

16.42

5.82

33,865

 Less than 5 years complete

22.43

53.8

17.81

5.95

6877

 5–9 years complete

15.57

51.21

25.06

8.15

13,529

 10 or more years complete

8.31

47.01

31.89

12.78

10,912

Work status***

  

 Currently working

21.09

55.43

19.38

4.1

29,361

 Worked in past but currently not working

22.25

50.5

18.95

8.29

19,663

 Never worked

17.74

44.46

25.26

12.54

16,159

Wealth Indicator (MPCE)***

  

 Poorest

28.45

52.82

14.36

4.37

11,655

 Poorer

25.21

52.37

16.75

5.67

11,928

 Middle

21.93

52.12

20.56

5.39

11,932

 Richer

17.88

51.32

22.88

7.91

11,912

  Richest

11.63

48.46

28.39

11.53

11,646

Region***

  

 EAST

25.99

54.85

15.15

4

11,835

 North East

22.22

59.43

15.65

2.7

8760

 West

16.91

50.47

23.92

8.7

8579

 Central

28.6

52.29

15.07

4.04

8666

 North

16.2

50.75

23.42

9.63

11,803

 South

12.91

46.53

28.2

12.36

15,540

India

20.64

51.32

20.65

7.38

65,183

  1. Significant based on p-value: “*” for 10%, “* *” for5% & “***” for 1%
  2. Sample “n” is a unweighted sample