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cross-sectional·nutrition, public health, epidemiology, family medicine·PMC10267342

Nutritional status of a young adult population in saline-prone coastal Bangladesh

Frontiers in Public Health · 4 authors, 7 centres

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POPULATION309 young adults aged 19–25 years in a rural saline-prone subdistrict in southwestern coastal Bangladesh

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This cross-sectional study assessed the nutritional status of 309 young adults (19–25 years) in a rural, climate-vulnerable coastal region of Bangladesh using BMI. It found a dual burden of malnutrition, with high proportions of both underweight and overweight/obesity, disproportionately affecting women.

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This cross-sectional study examined the nutritional status of 309 young adults aged 19–25 years in a rural, saline-prone coastal area of Bangladesh, a region vulnerable to climate change. Anthropometric measures were used to calculate BMI, and multinomial logistic regression analyzed socio-demographic risk factors. The results revealed a dual burden of malnutrition: approximately one-fourth of the population was underweight, and nearly one-fifth were overweight or obese, with women disproportionately affected by both conditions. Employment was associated with reduced odds of being underweight but increased odds of being overweight or obese, especially in women. Low consumption of vegetables, beans, lentils, peas, and nuts was noted across all nutritional groups. The findings underscore the need for multisectoral nutrition programs tailored to local contexts, considering both undernutrition and overnutrition in this critical young age group.

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309 young adults aged 19–25 years in a rural saline-prone subdistrict in southwestern coastal Bangladesh

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Nutritional status measured by Body Mass Index (BMI), categorized as underweight (<18.5 kg/m^2^), normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m^2^), and overweight/obese (≥25.0 kg/m^2^)

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cross-sectional

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nutrition

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ORIGINAL PAPER

PMC10267342

Nutritional status of a young adult population in saline-prone coastal Bangladesh

Frontiers in Public Health

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ABSTRACT

Introduction Like many low- and middle-income countries, understanding the nutritional status of the young population in Bangladesh has had less attention. With projected climate change and associated sea level rise, the existing problem of salinity in coastal Bangladesh will significantly increase and further worsen agrobiodiversity. This research aimed to examine the nutritional status of a young population in climate-vulnerable coastal Bangladesh to inform appropriate intervention strategies to reduce the burden on health and economic outcomes. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2014, and anthropometric measures were conducted for 309 young people aged 19–25 years in a rural saline-prone subdistrict in southwestern coastal Bangladesh. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from body height and weight, and data about socio-demographic factors were collected. To identify the socio-demographic risk factors affecting undernutrition (BMI <18.5 kg/m 2 ) and overweight/obesity (BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m 2 ), multinomial logistic regression analysis was used. Results Overall, one-fourth of the study population was classified as underweight, and nearly one-fifth were overweight or obese. The proportion of underweight was significantly higher in women (32.5%) compared to that of men (15.2%). Overall, employment, especially in women, was associated with reduced odds of being underweight (adjusted odds ratio—aOR: 0.32; 95% confidence interval - CI: 0.11, 0.89). Subjects with secondary education incomplete (grades 6-9) compared to those with primary or below education (grades 0-5; aOR: 2.51; 95% CI: 1.12, 5.59) and employed compared to those unemployed groups (aOR: 5.84; 95% CI: 2.67, 12.74) were more likely to be overweight or obese in this study population. These associations were more pronounced in women. Discussion Multisectoral program strategies are required to tackle the growing burden of malnutrition (both under and overweight) in this young age group tailored to local contexts including in climate-vulnerable coastal Bangladesh.

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Tapas Mazumder, Shannon Rutherford, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman et al.. Nutritional status of a young adult population in saline-prone coastal Bangladesh. Frontiers in Public Health. (2023). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1095223

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Tapas Mazumder, Shannon Rutherford, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Mohammad Radwanur Talukder

1Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
2School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
3Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
4Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
5Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases (WPCD) Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, NT, Australia
6College of Health and Human Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
7Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Human T-cell Leukaemia Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia