Assessment of Malnutrition in Punjabi Urban Males According to Body Mass Index (BMI) and Weight for Height Criteria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12321157 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ajit Singh (0000-0003-4849-6845, Punjabi University, corresponding author), Ajit Pal Singh (0000-0002-0622-8167, Punjabi University), Pushpa Singal (Punjabi University), Rupinder Kaur (0000-0002-1825-8830, Punjabi University), S P Singh (0000-0003-0536-0155, Punjabi University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 189-191 |
| Publication date | 2003-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0972-0073 • E-ISSN: 2456-6802 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09720073.2003.11890802 |
| OpenAlex | W2182556692 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
A total of 1044 Punjabi urban males were investigated during October 2000 for the assessment of malnutrition using BMI and weight for height index. Following WHO criteria for BMI, 60.62% of the males are found to be underweight, 38.02% are within normal ranges and only 1.34% are overweight. Frequency of malnutrition in the present sample is decreasing with increasing age according to weight for height criteria given by Jellife
Body mass index · Body weight · Index (typography · Malnutrition · Overweight · Underweight · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |