Skip to main content

Table 5 Risk of physical body mass indices on self-reported diagnosed NCDs among the elderly aged 45 and above in India, LASI Wave-1 (2017–18)

From: An assessment of anthropometric indices and its association with NCDs among the older adults of India: evidence from LASI Wave-1

Risk Attributes

CVDs

Chronic respiratory diseases

Diabetes

Cancer

Multi-morbidity

BMI Category

AOR

CI (95%)

AOR

CI (95%)

AOR

CI (95%)

AOR

CI (95%)

AOR

CI (95%)

Normal

1 (Ref.)

  

1 (Ref.)

  

1 (Ref.)

  

1 (Ref.)

  

1 (Ref.)

  

Underweight

0.61***

0.57

0.64

1.53***

1.40

1.70

0.41***

0.40

0.50

1.2

0.9

1.6

0.72***

0.7

0.8

Overweight

1.7***

1.6

1.8

1.02

0.90

1.10

1.64***

1.50

1.70

1.17

0.9

1.5

1.65***

1.5

1.8

Obese

2.31***

2.2

2.5

1.16**

1.10

1.30

1.9***

1.70

2.10

0.99

0.7

1.4

2.37***

2.1

2.8

WHR Category

 Low Risk

1 (Ref.)

  

1 (Ref.)

  

1 (Ref.)

  

1 (Ref.)

  

1 (Ref.)

  

 High Risk

1.61***

1.5

1.7

0.91**

0.8

0.96

2.27***

2.1

2.5

1.23

0.9

1.6

1.61***

1.5

1.7

WC Category

 Low Risk

1 (Ref.)

  

1 (Ref.)

  

1 (Ref.)

  

1 (Ref.)

  

1 (Ref.)

  

 High Risk

1.98***

1.9

2.1

1.1*

1.1

1.24

2.18***

2.0

2.3

1.32*

1.04

1.70

2.01***

1.9

2.1

  1. 1) Regression Adjusted factors by age, sex, schooling level, work status, residence, caste, wealth quintile, region, physical activity status, ever smoking and drinking status.
  2. 2) Multi-morbidity include two or more morbidities which are among hypertension, heart diseases, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and bronchitis, cancer and diabetes
  3. 3) Significant based on p-value: “*” for 10%, “* *” for5% & “***” for 1%
  4. 4) AOR Adjusted Odds ratio & Ref Reference