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ArticleBMC public health2020

Socio-demographic patterning of the individual-level double burden of malnutrition in a rural population in South India: a cross-sectional study.

Matthew Little, Sally Humphries, Warren Dodd, Kirit Patel, Cate Dewey

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Article in BMC public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew LittleDepartment of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada. matthewlittle@uvic.ca.
Sally HumphriesDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
Warren DoddDepartment of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
Kirit PatelDepartment of International Development Studies, Menno Simons College, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Cate DeweyDepartment of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
University of Guelph · CAUniversity of Waterloo · CAUniversity of Winnipeg · CA

Funding

International Development Research Centre 106506International Development Research Centre 107473-99906075-013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe double burden of malnutrition is the co-occurrence of undernutrition (e.g. underweight, stunting, and micronutrient deficiencies) and over-nutrition (e.g. obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease) at the population, household, or individual level. The objectives of this study were to determine the extent and determinants of individual-level co-morbid anemia and overweight and co-morbid anemia and diabetes in a population in rural Tamil Nadu, South India.

methodsWe undertook a cross-sectional study of adults (n = 753) in a rural region of Tamil Nadu, South India. A survey assessed socio-demographic factors, physical activity levels, and dietary intake. Clinical measurements included body-mass index, an oral glucose tolerance test, and blood hemoglobin assessments. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to determine associations between risk factors and two co-morbid double burden pairings: (1) anemia and overweight, and (2) anemia and diabetes.

resultsPrevalence of co-morbid anemia and overweight was 23.1% among women and 13.1% among men. Prevalence of co-morbid anemia and diabetes was 6.2% among women and 6.3% among men. The following variables were associated with co-morbid anemia and overweight in multivariable models [odds ratio (95% confidence interval)]: female sex [2.3 (1.4, 3.85)], high caste [3.2 (1.34, 7.49)], wealth index [1.1 (1.00, 1.12)], rurality (0.7 [0.56, 0.85]), tobacco consumption [0.6 (0.32, 0.96)], livestock ownership [0.5 (0.29, 0.89)], and energy-adjusted meat intake [1.8 (0.61, 0.94)]. The following variables were associated with co-morbid anemia and diabetes in multivariable models: age [1.1 (1.05, 1.11)], rurality [0.8 (0.57, 0.98)], and family history of diabetes [4.9 (1.86, 12.70).

conclusionThis study determined the prevalence and factors associated with individual-level double burden of malnutrition. Women in rural regions of India may be particularly vulnerable to individual-level double burden of malnutrition and should be a target population for any nutrition interventions to address simultaneous over- and undernutrition.

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Nutritional StatusAdultAgedAnemiaBody Mass IndexCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHemoglobinsHumansIndiaMaleMalnutritionMiddle AgedOdds RatioOverweightHemoglobinsAnemiadiabetesDouble burdenIndiaMalnutritionObesityOver-nutritionOverweightRuralUndernutrition

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