Association Between Educational Attainment and Overweight/Obesity in Eight South Asian Countries: A Systematic Review.

Asia Pac J Public Health · 2026 · PMC12876412 · PMID 41492804

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Adjusted Prevalence Ratios (APRs) showed a trend toward decreasing overweight with higher educational status, but this was not statistically significant. 34 OW/OB and Sex Females were more likely to be OW/OB than males in all SA countries included in the review.

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The same was not true for the prevalence of overweight in which there was an increased prevalence among those who were more educated, this difference did not achieve significance (overlapping 95% CI).

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