Nutrition Transition and Obesity Among Lotha Naga Adults in Wokha Town, India

A community-based cross-sectional study of 708 adult Lotha Nagas in Wokha Town, Nagaland, India. Data includes socio-demographic characteristics, dietary habits, physical activity, and anthropometric measurements (BMI, waist circumference) collected via interviews and standardized measurements. The dataset was created by Jenny Jami and last updated on 2026-05-07.

Use Cases

• Analyze associations between occupational shifts and obesity based on the described link between sedentary jobs and central obesity.
• Model relationships between age, marital status, and nutritional outcomes based on the consistent associations mentioned in the results.
• Study dietary transitions from traditional to market-based foods based on the 7-day food frequency questionnaire data described.
• Investigate the multifactorial patterns of overweight and obesity based on the inconsistent links between specific foods and outcomes noted in the description.

Strengths

• Includes data from 708 adult participants, providing a substantive sample size for analysis.
• Contains standardized anthropometric measurements (height, weight, waist circumference) using WHO Asian and South Asian criteria.
• Data collection involved face-to-face interviews and a 7-day food frequency questionnaire, suggesting detailed primary data.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small (14.5 KB), indicating limited scope and potentially aggregated summary data rather than raw records.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Community-based cross-sectional study using face-to-face interviews, food frequency questionnaires, and standardized anthropometric measurements.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 05:44:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Wokha Town, Nagaland, North-East India