Abstract
Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) has recently been found to be a useful marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in populations in developed countries; the comparison of various obesity indices, particularly WHtR, has received little study in India and other developing countries. This study aimed to compare the associations of common obesity indices, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist-hip ratio (WHR), and WHtR, with cardiometabolic risk factors in a young, rural Indian population. Anthropometric measurements and cardiometabolic risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia) were measured using standardized protocols at the baseline visit of the Longitudinal Indian Family hEalth Pilot Study, a population-based cohort study of child-bearing age women and their husbands in rural Telangana, India. In comparison with most previously studied populations, this population sample (642 males and 980 females) was younger; had lower BMI; and lower rates of diabetes, hypertension, and abnormal lipids (exception of high rates of low high-density lipoprotein). With regard to each of the cardiometabolic risk factors, the associations across the obesity indices tended to be significant, but weak, and similar to each other...Continue Reading
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