Nutrition Transition Among Lotha Naga Adults in Wokha Town, India
by Jenny Jami·Updated 1mo ago
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Description
708 adult Lotha Nagas participated in a community-based cross-sectional study in Wokha Town, Nagaland. Data includes socio-demographic characteristics, dietary habits, physical activity, and anthropometric measurements, collected by Jenny Jami and last updated in May 2026. The study analyzes the prevalence of overweight and obesity within a tribal population undergoing lifestyle changes.
Use Cases
Analyze associations between occupational shifts and obesity based on data linking sedentary jobs to higher BMI.
Model relationships between demographic factors and nutritional outcomes based on variables for age and marital status.
Study dietary transitions in tribal communities based on the 7-day food frequency questionnaire data.
Investigate risk factors for central obesity based on waist circumference measurements using South Asian criteria.
Strengths
Dataset contains 708 individual records from a defined population.
Includes multiple data types: anthropometric measurements, dietary habits, and socio-demographic variables.
Uses standardized assessment tools like the IPAQ for physical activity and WHO Asian BMI cut-offs.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
The 14.9 KB file size suggests a limited scope, likely containing summary statistics rather than raw individual-level data.
Provenance
Source
Jenny Jami via figshare.
Collection Method
Community-based cross-sectional study using face-to-face interviews and standardized anthropometric measurements.