Socio demographic determinants of BMI of Pakistani women: An evidence from PDHS (2017-18) using quantile regression analysis.

Objectives: To explore the socio-demographic determinants of nutritional status of Pakistani women.

Methods: The retrospective secondary-data study was conducted at Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan from March to July 2019, and comprised a review of the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2017-18 for which the data-collection period was from November 22, 2017, to April 30, 2018. Body mass index was taken as a reflection of the women's nutritional status.