Open AccessEthnicity, obesity and health pattern among Indian population
Author(s) -
N. K. Mungreiphy,
Meenal Dhall,
Renu Tyagi,
Kiran Saluja,
Ajay Kumar,
Mary Grace Tungdim,
Rashmi Sinha,
Kamei Sanjit Rongmei,
Kajri Tandon,
Shaila Bhardwaj,
A.K. Kapoor,
Satwanti Kapoor
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.95955
Subject(s) - obesity , medicine , body mass index , overweight , waist , ethnic group , demography , vital capacity , population , lung , environmental health , lung function , sociology , anthropology , diffusing capacity
To study the relationship of ethnicity with overweight/obesity, variation in adiposity levels, regional distribution of fat and its impact on cardio-respiratory health among selected ethnic groups.