Table 2 Characteristics of the study subjects by BMI, WC and blood pressure in rural and urban adults of different regions
Divisions | Living area | Body mass index | Waist circumference | Blood pressure | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Underweight (%) | Normal (%) | Overweight (%) | Obesity (%) | Normal (%) | Obesity (%) | Normal (%) | Pre-hypertensive (%) | Hypertensive (%) | ||
Barisal | Rural | 6.5 | 26.1 | 41.3 | 26.1 | 60.9 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 26.1 | 34.8 |
Urban | 6.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 22.0 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 44.0 | 30.0 | 26.0 | |
Total | 6.3 | 31.3 | 38.5 | 23.9 | 54.2 | 45.8 | 41.7 | 28.1 | 30.2 | |
Chittagong | Rural | 0.0 | 27.7 | 44.6 | 27.7 | 94.1 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 43.1 | 49.2 |
Urban | 2.6 | 64.9 | 29.9 | 2.6 | 76.0 | 24.0 | 55.8 | 20.8 | 23.4 | |
Total | 1.4 | 47.9 | 36.6 | 14.1 | 81.7 | 18.3 | 33.8 | 31.0 | 35.2 | |
Dhaka | Rural | 0.0 | 22.4 | 50.0 | 27.6 | 55.5 | 44.5 | 60.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
Urban | 1.4 | 18.2 | 47.9 | 32.4 | 52.1 | 47.9 | 42.0 | 39.3 | 18.7 | |
Total | 0.9 | 19.6 | 47.7 | 30.8 | 53.8 | 46.2 | 42.4 | 38.8 | 18.8 | |
Khulna | Rural | 12.5 | 41.1 | 28.6 | 17.9 | 35.7 | 64.3 | 28.6 | 33.9 | 37.5 |
Urban | 7.8 | 33.3 | 37.3 | 21.6 | 37.3 | 62.7 | 27.5 | 35.3 | 37.3 | |
Total | 10.3 | 37.4 | 32.7 | 19.6 | 36.4 | 63.6 | 28.0 | 34.6 | 37.4 | |
Mymensingh | Rural | 10.2 | 44.9 | 28.6 | 16.3 | 61.7 | 38.3 | 20.4 | 32.7 | 46.9 |
Urban | 8.0 | 33.3 | 38.7 | 20.0 | 42.7 | 57.3 | 16.0 | 42.7 | 41.3 | |
Total | 8.9 | 37.9 | 34.7 | 18.5 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 17.7 | 38.7 | 43.5 | |
Rajshahi | Rural | 13.7 | 39.5 | 41.9 | 4.8 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 48.4 | 26.6 |
Urban | 4.3 | 26.1 | 37.0 | 32.6 | 48.8 | 51.2 | 23.9 | 37.0 | 39.1 | |
Total | 11.2 | 35.9 | 40.6 | 12.4 | 68.3 | 31.7 | 24.7 | 45.3 | 30.0 | |
Rangpur | Rural | 29.1 | 43.0 | 20.9 | 7.0 | 64.7 | 35.3 | 23.3 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
Urban | 4.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 16.0 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 16.0 | 36.0 | 48.0 | |
Total | 23.4 | 42.3 | 25.2 | 9.0 | 63.2 | 36.8 | 21.6 | 36.9 | 41.4 | |
Sylhet | Rural | 24.2 | 35.5 | 32.2 | 8.1 | 62.3 | 37.7 | 33.9 | 45.2 | 21.0 |
Urban | 9.3 | 25.3 | 52.0 | 13.3 | 60.3 | 39.7 | 33.3 | 42.7 | 24.0 | |
Total | 16.1 | 29.9 | 43.1 | 10.9 | 61.2 | 38.8 | 31.2 | 37.9 | 30.9 | |