Comparison of multiple obesity indices for cardiovascular disease risk classification in South Asian adults: The CARRS Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We comparatively assessed the performance of six simple obesity indices to identify adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in a diverse and contemporary South Asian population.

Methods

8,892 participants aged 20-60 years in 2010-2011 were analyzed. Six obesity indices were examined: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-height ratio (WHtR), waist-hip ratio (WHR), log of the sum of triceps and subscapular skin fold thickness (LTS), and percent body fat derived from bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA). We estimated models with obesity indices specified as deciles and as continuous linear variables to predict prevalent hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol and report associations (prevalence ratios, PRs), discrimination (area-u

SUBMITTER: Patel SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5407781 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature