Table 4

Percentage of respondents classified as overweight/obese by standard of living (SoL) (1998–2016)

WomenMen
1998–19992005–20062015–2016% change2005–20062015–2016% change
%%%1998–2016%%2005–2016
Rural
 SoL*
 Lower SoL2.353.016.65182.981.794.96177.09
 Middle SoL8.228.8812.9457.425.669.4767.31
 Higher SoL22.9325.1527.7420.9817.4922.327.50
 Ratio†9.768.364.179.774.50
Urban
 SoL*
 Lower SoL16.3217.3624.9152.638.9216.0179.48
 Middle SoL39.1135.0138.83−0.7220.6126.8930.47
 Higher SoL46.9348.446.87−0.1330.5935.7716.93
 Ratio†2.882.791.883.432.23
  • 2 test p value of each strata’s association with overweight/obesity: p<0.001.

  • †Ratio of the percentage in the highest and lowest socioeconomic group.