Association between intimate partner violence and nutritional status of married Nepalese women

Table 1 Prevalence of BMI statuses and anemia across sociodemographic characteristics

Characteristics	Categories	Total (n)	Prevalence of nutritional statuses (row %)
Characteristics	Categories	Total (n)	Overweight/obese	Underweight	Anemia
Age	15–19	161	5.0	24.8	38.5
	20–24	524	12.8	17.6	40.5
	25–29	676	23.7	14.6	40.2
	30–34	692	29.3	10.8	39.7
	35–39	591	30.8	10.7	36.9
	40–44	421	30.4	14.7	37.1
	45–49	314	31.5	12.1	36.0
Religion	Hindu	2985	24.2	14.0	39.4
	Buddhist	149	38.9	6.0	23.5
	Muslim	121	16.5	28.1	51.2
	Kirat	43	44.2	4.7	18.6
	Christian	81	35.8	8.6	34.6
Ethnicity	Terai Dalit	125	13.6	34.4	60.0
	Hill Brahmin	396	30.6	8.8	37.1
	Hill Chhetri	765	18.7	13.6	34.1
	Terai Brahmin/Chhetri	53	39.6	13.2	62.3
	Madhesi	379	14.5	23.5	53.6
	Hill Dalit	355	26.2	11.8	30.1
	Newar	121	47.9	4.9	20.7
	Hill Janajati	716	36.2	6.4	25.1
	Terai Janajati	334	15.9	18.3	62.3
	Muslim	121	16.5	28.1	51.2
	Other	14	50.0	14.3	50.0
Residence	Urban	2119	29.3	12.5	38.0
Residence	Rural	1260	18.0	16.2	39.8
Education	No education	1443	18.4	18.0	40.5
	Primary	609	27.6	12.0	37.9
	Secondary	967	29.3	10.7	37.0
	Higher	360	36.4	9.2	37.2
Household Wealth Index	Poorest	772	11.7	20.2	32.8
	Poorer	764	16.8	14.4	36.4
	Middle	752	24.1	12.8	43.0
	Richer	566	32.2	12.7	45.9
	Richest	525	50.7	6.7	37.0
Employment	Yes	2161	24.4	13.1	36.4
Employment	No	1218	26.3	15.2	42.9
Decision-making score	0	764	14.3	19.6	40.8
	1	547	21.4	15.5	36.0
	2	684	28.2	12.4	37.3
	3	1384	30.9	10.8	39.3
Total (N)		3379	25.1	13.9	38.7

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