Waist Circumference and All-Cause Mortality among Older Adults in Rural Indonesia.

ABSTRACT: Waist circumference, a measure of abdominal obesity, is associated with all-cause mortality in general adult population. However, the link between abdominal obesity with all-cause mortality in the studies of older adults is unclear. This study aims to determine the association between waist circumference and all-cause mortality in older adults in Indonesia. The association between waist circumference and all-cause mortality was examined in 10,997 men and women aged 50 years and older, in the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Network of field sites for continuous Demographic Evaluation of Populations and their Health in developing countries (INDEPTH) collaboration Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) in Purworejo District Central Java, Indonesia during 2007⁻2010. M

SUBMITTER: Pujilestari CU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6339011 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature