An assessment of anthropometric indices and its association with NCDs among the older adults of India: evidence from LASI Wave-1

• Main Authors: Mahadev Bramhankar (Author), Mohit Pandey (Author), Gursimran Singh Rana (Author), Balram Rai (Author), Nand Lal Mishra (Author), Anandi Shukla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The purpose of this study is to assess the status of physical body indices such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) among the older adults aged 45 and above in India. Further, to explore the association of anthropometric indices with v...