Association between obesity-related anthropometric indices and multimorbidity among older adults in Shandong, China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Whether the association between obesity-related anthropometric indices and multimorbidity differs by age among Chinese older adults (aged 65+) is unclear. We aimed to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) with multimorbidity among the young-old (aged 65-79) and old-old (aged 80+) adults.

Design

Cross-sectional population-based study.

Setting

Shandong province on the eastern coast of China.

Participants

5493 subjects aged 65 years or above.

Measurements

Details on sociodemographics, lifestyle characteristics and chronic conditions were collected using a structured questionnaire. The respondents were assessed with anthropometric measurements including height, weight, WC,

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7239539 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature