Effectiveness of Various Anthropometric Indices in Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk Among Adult Jains

The present study was conducted on Jain population residing in Delhi to elucidate the effectiveness of various anthropometric indices as cardiovascular risk.A cross sectional sample of 48 adult Jain females (mean age=50.5yr)and 62 adult males (mean age=47.4yr)was studied.Various anthropometric and physiological measurements were taken on each subject.In the present study BMI was found to be a greater risk factor for cardiovascular health among Jain females supported by strong correlation of BMI with blood pressure [SBP, p<0.01 and DBP, p<0.001], by high ' ' values [ =0.578 for SBP and = 0.762 for DBP] and by high odds ratio for hypertension [2.3 times more for DBP].The waist height ratio was found to be a good cardiovascular risk-screening tool among adult Jain males as revealed by a significant positive association of WHtR with blood pressure [DBP, p<0.05], by high ' ' value [ =0.526 for SBP and = 0.599 for DBP] and by elevated odds ratio for hypertension [21.9 times more for SBP and 3.9 times more for DBP].Our study clearly revealed the gender specificity and relative effectiveness of anthropometric indices in prediction of cardiovascular health among Jain adults [BMI in Jain females and WHtR in Jain males

Anthropometry · Blood pressure · Body mass index · Cardiology · Environmental health · Odds ratio · Population · Risk factor · Waist · Waist-to-height ratio · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors · Demography · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine

• Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among Diabetic Patients in Manipur, Northeast India

  Open Access•Mary Grace Tungdim, T Ginzaniang et al.•Journal of Anthropology•2014

  Incluir item

• Anthropometric predictors of blood pressure in women between the ages 26-45 years

  Open Access•Dzintra Kažoka•Papers on Anthropology•2015

  Incluir item

• Mortality by cause for eight regions of the world

  Open Access•Christopher Murray, Christopher JL Murray et al.•The Lancet•1997

  Incluir item

• Abdominal adipose tissue distribution, obesity, and risk of cardiovascular disease and death

  Open Access•B Larsson, Birgitta Jakobsson Larsson et al.•BMJ•1984

  Incluir item

• Obesity as a medical problem

  Open Access•Peter G Kopelman, Peter Kopelman•Nature•2000

  Incluir item

• Anthropometry measures and prevalence of obesity in the urban adult population of Cameroon

  Open Access•Raoul Kamadjeu, Raoul M Kamadjeu et al.•BMC Public Health•2006

  Incluir item

• Overweight and obesity in relation to cardiovascular disease risk factors among medical students in Crete, Greece

  Open Access•George Bertsias, George Βertsias et al.•BMC Public Health•2003

  Incluir item

• Nutritional Profile and Socio-Economic Status of Saharia, a Primitive Tribe of India

  Open Access•Satwanti Kapoor, R Tyagi et al.•The Open Anthropology Journal•2009

  Incluir item