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标题：Effectiveness of Various Anthropometric Indices in Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk Among Adult Jains
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作者：Meenal Dhall ; Shilpi Gupta ; Monika Bhuker 等
期刊名称：The Open Anthropology Journal
电子版ISSN：1874-9127
出版年度：2011
卷号：4
页码：33-39
DOI：10.2174/1874912701104010033
出版社：Bentham Science Publishers Ltd
摘要：
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 'β' values [β =0.578 for SBP and β = 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 'β' value [β =0.526 for SBP and β = 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].