Utility of anthropometric traits and indices in predicting the risk of coronary artery disease in the adult men of southern Andhra Pradesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aim

Optimal cutoff values are influenced by ethnicity, geography, lifestyles, and physical activity, and hence, there is a need for establishing population- and disease-specific cutoff values to screen individuals/populations. Therefore, the present study was carried out to determine the optimal cutoff values of anthropometric variables for coronary artery disease (CAD) for the population of southern Andhra Pradesh.

Methods

One hundred sixty five patients with CAD and 87 controls were recruited, and 52 anthropometric variables were measured for them.

Results

Higher means in 22 anthropometric variables covering circumferences, skinfold thickness (sft), and indices were observed in patients than those in controls. Receiver operator curve analysis revealed tha

SUBMITTER: Latheef SAA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6310704 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature