As per the results of a large scale survey across India in 2019, the SEC E group had the highest proportion of underweight respondents. The deficit of intake of right nutrition to satisfy the energy requirements of the body leads to underweight problems in the lower socio-economic groups.
Body mass index among Indians as of 2019, by socio-economic group
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GOQii. (January 17, 2020). Body mass index among Indians as of 2019, by socio-economic group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119481/india-body-mass-index-by-socio-economic-group/
GOQii. "Body mass index among Indians as of 2019, by socio-economic group." Chart. January 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119481/india-body-mass-index-by-socio-economic-group/
GOQii. (2020). Body mass index among Indians as of 2019, by socio-economic group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119481/india-body-mass-index-by-socio-economic-group/
GOQii. "Body Mass Index among Indians as of 2019, by Socio-economic Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119481/india-body-mass-index-by-socio-economic-group/
GOQii, Body mass index among Indians as of 2019, by socio-economic group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119481/india-body-mass-index-by-socio-economic-group/ (last visited June 11, 2024)
Body mass index among Indians as of 2019, by socio-economic group [Graph], GOQii, January 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119481/india-body-mass-index-by-socio-economic-group/