Defining anthropometric thresholds (mid-arm circumference and calf circumference) in older adults residing in the community: a cross-sectional analysis using data from the population representative Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI DAD)

Defining anthropometric thresholds (mid-arm circumference and calf circumference) in older adults residing in the community: a cross-sectional analysis using data from the population representative Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI DAD)

Objectives To identify factors associated with malnutrition (undernutrition and overnutrition) and determine appropriate cut-off values for mid-arm circumference (MAC) and calf circumference (CC) among community-dwelling Indian older adults.Design Data from the first wave of harmonised diagnostic as...

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Main Authors: Monica Gupta, Mathew Varghese, Jinkook Lee, Joyita Banerjee, Pranali Yogiraj Khobragade, Parvaiz A Koul, Lalit Sankhe, Abhijith Rajaram Rao, Aparajit Ballav Dey, Minakshi Dhar, Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty, Manjusha Bhagwasia, Swati Bajpai, Aruna V Raman, Arunanshu Talukdar, Arvind Jain, Chhaya Rajguru, Debabrata Goswami, Ganapathy Sankaralingam Shanthi, Govind Kumar, Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti, Sathyanarayana Raju Yadati, Sharmistha Dey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/12/e077530.full

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