journal article

Underweight, overweight or obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in Bangladesh, 2004 to 2018

by Phuong Hong Nguyen,
Salauddin Tauseef,
Long Quynh Khuong,
Rajat Das Gupta,
Masum Billah,
Purnima Menon and
Samuel Scott
plos one | 2022
DOI : https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275151
Open Access | CC BY-4.0
Citation
Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tauseef, Salauddin; Khuong, Long Quynh; Gupta, Rajat Das; Billah, Masum; Menon, Purnima; and Scott, Samuel. 2022. Underweight, overweight or obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in Bangladesh, 2004 to 2018. PLoS ONE 17(9): e0275151. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275151

Bangladesh is experiencing a nutrition transition with an increase in the double burden of malnutrition and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study sought to: 1) examine trends and differences in underweight, overweight/obesity, hypertension and diabetes by gender, area of residence, and wealth in Bangladesh from 2004 to 2018, 2) assess what factors contributed to changes in these outcomes.

Countries
Bangladesh
South Asia
Asia
Divisions
Poverty, Health, and Nutrition (PHND)
Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

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