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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios (ORs)+ of malnutrition risk* for each anthropometric index

From: A comparison of the different anthropometric indices for assessing malnutrition among older people in Turkey: a large population-based screening

 

Men

Women

Indices

OR(95% CI)

p value

OR(95% CI)

p value

HC

1.26(1.23–1.30)

< 0.001

1.6(1.14–1.19)

< 0.001

WC

1.28(1.24–1.32)

< 0.001

1.25(1.21–1.29)

< 0.001

WHR

6.43 (5.9–6.9)

< 0.001

2.45 (1.9–3.06)

< 0.001

WHtR

1.9 (1.1–1.32.5)

< 0.001

2.63 (1.3–3.5)

< 0.001

AC

1.28(1.24–1.32)

< 0.001

1.22(1.18–1.25)

< 0.001

MUAC

1.96(1.80–2.13)

< 0.001

1.81(1.67–1.96)

< 0.001

TST

1.21(1.17–1.24)

< 0.001

1.18(1.15–1.22)

< 0.001

CC

1.45(1.38–1.53)

< 0.001

1.38(1.32–1.46)

< 0.001

AVI

2.02(1.86–2.12)

< 0.001

2.01(1.82–2.17)

< 0.001

BRI

6.83(5.39–8.66)

< 0.001

3.72(3.09–4.48)

< 0.001

BAI

1.41(1.34–1.48)

< 0.001

1.24(1.19–1.28)

< 0.001

  1. +Adjusted model for age, marital status and job
  2. *Malnutrition was defined as BMI < 18.5 and BMI > 25
  3. Abbreviations: HC hip circumference, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, AC abdominal circumference, MUAC mid-upper arm circumference, TST triceps skinfold thickness, CC calf circumference, AVI abdominal volume index, BRI body roundness index, BAI body adiposity index
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

ISSN: 2072-1315

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