Open AccessComparing Utility of Anthropometric Indices Based on Gender Differences in Predicting Dyslipidaemia in Healthy Adults
Author(s) -
Priyanka Niwas Pawaskar,
Arun Shirali,
Manjunath Prabhu,
Sheila R Pai,
Nayanatara Arun Kumar,
Niwas G. Pawaskar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12440.6339
Subject(s) - waist , anthropometry , waist to height ratio , body mass index , dyslipidemia , circumference , medicine , body adiposity index , obesity , body volume index , waist–hip ratio , demography , body shape index , classification of obesity , fat mass , mathematics , sociology , geometry
Anthropometry is a simple reliable method for quantifying body proportions by measuring body length, weight and circumferences.