Cardiometabolic Risk Clusters and Their Reproductive Correlates: A Latent Class Analysis of Indian Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiometabolic conditions are rising among women in low- and middle-income countries and appearing at younger ages. The role of female reproductive characteristics in cardiometabolic risk is not well understood.

Methods

We analyzed seven reproductive characteristics and seven cardiometabolic indicators obtained from 644,191 non-pregnant women aged 15-49 years in the 2019-2021 India National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-5). We conducted a latent class analysis of cardiometabolic indicators (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, random blood glucose, body mass index, waist circumference, and use of anti-hyperglycemic and antihypertensive pharmacotherapy) to identify risk clusters. Multinomial logistic regression models accounting for age and sociodemographic cha

SUBMITTER: Quarpong W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908431 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature