Body Mass Index and Its Association with Selected Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases in A Rural Area in Karnataka, India

• Main Authors: Shalini C Nooyi (Author), Pruthvish Sreekantaiah (Author), Shalini Shivananjaiah (Author), Dinesh Rajaram (Author), Krishnamurthy Ugraiah (Author), Vanitha Gowda (Author), Nandagudi Srinivas Murthy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medsci Publications, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Body Mass Index (BMI) has been shown to be an important predictor of risk of non- communicable diseases (NCDs) and associated with risk factors for NCDs This study was conducted to determine the association of BMI with sociodemographic, biochemical (fasting glucose, lipid profile), blood...