As per the results of a large scale survey in 2021, the Indian city of Indore had the highest share of people with normal levels of body mass index. Whereas, the city of Bhubaneshwar had the highest share of overweight respondents in the south Asian country.
Body mass index among Indians in 2021, by select city
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GOQii. (March 15, 2022). Body mass index among Indians in 2021, by select city [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119418/india-body-mass-index-by-select-city/
GOQii. "Body mass index among Indians in 2021, by select city." Chart. March 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119418/india-body-mass-index-by-select-city/
GOQii. (2022). Body mass index among Indians in 2021, by select city. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119418/india-body-mass-index-by-select-city/
GOQii. "Body Mass Index among Indians in 2021, by Select City." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119418/india-body-mass-index-by-select-city/
GOQii, Body mass index among Indians in 2021, by select city Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119418/india-body-mass-index-by-select-city/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Body mass index among Indians in 2021, by select city [Graph], GOQii, March 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119418/india-body-mass-index-by-select-city/