BACKGROUND: Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide including Bangladesh. To assess the prevalence and associated factors of @entity1144 in a rural Bangladeshi population based on newly proposed cut off level for Asian population. METHODS: 2293 subjects aged >= 20  years from rural Bangladesh were randomly recruited to participate in a population-based, cross sectional survey, conducted in 2009. Both socio-demographic and anthropometric measurements were recorded. Age adjusted data for anthropometric indices were examined. RESULTS: The age standardized prevalence of overweight (BMI 23-24.9  kg/m(2)) and @entity28 (BMI >= 25  kg/m(2)) were 17.7 (95  % confidence interval (CI): 16.1, 19.2  %) and 26.2  % (95  % CI: 24.4, 27.9  %), respectively. The age standardized prevalence of @entity1144 based on WC (M >= 90 _ F >= 80  cm) and WHR (M >= 0.90 _ F >= 0.80) were 39.8  % (95  % CI: 37.9, 41.7  %) and 71.6  % (95  % CI: 69.8, 73.4  %) respectively. The result shows that prevalence of @entity1144 was more in female than male. Study shows middle age, medium and high @entity159 ( @entity159 ), low education levels, physical inactivity, high consumption of @entity1735 , protein and fat, were significant risk indicators for @entity1144 . Smoking was shown as protective factor for both @entity1144 . CONCLUSIONS: In rural Bangladeshi population, the prevalence of both @entity1144 was high among both sexes with the use of newly proposed cut off points for Asian population. Gender, diet, physical activity, education levels and @entity159 were associated with the increase prevalence of @entity28 .

Prevalence of XXXX in a rural Asian Indian (Bangladeshi) population and its determinants.

@entity1735 :: ('CHEBI:16646', 'Chemical') :: ['carbohydrate'] @entity1144 :: ('MESH:D056128', 'Disease') :: ['general and central obesity', 'central obesity'] @entity159 :: ('MESH:D013226', 'Disease') :: ['SES', 'socioeconomic status'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity']
@entity28 :: (MESH:D009765,Disease) :: ['obesity']
