Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Double burden of malnutrition among ever -married women in Bangladesh: A pooled 
analysis  
 
Version: 1 Date: 19 Sep 2018  
 
Reviewer: Xiaoyan Iris Leng  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
This is much improved version of the manuscript. Thanks for taking the effort. After reviewing 
the paper, I still have the following comments:  
1. On page 8, line 30, "The BDHSs constructed wealth index variable by principle component 
analysis (PCA) using  data on selected household assets." The authors might want to provide 
reference(s) for this statement.  
 
2. One page 13 line 58, "... marital status were positively correlated with being underweight and 
negatively correlated with being overweight and obese"  I would suggest saying "not being 
married were positively associated with being underweight....."  
 
3. For Table 2, the overall p -values for the multinomial logistic regression should be provided.  
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which c ontrols are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
No 
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manuscript or would you reco mmend an  
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects require further  
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
I am able to assess the statistics  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
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