2011
DOI: 10.1080/21551197.2011.591273
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Anthropometric, Body Composition, and Blood Pressure Measures Among Rural Elderly Adults of Asian Indian Origin: The Santiniketan Aging Study

Abstract: The number of older adults is increasing in industrialized and in developing countries. The present community-based cross sectional work was undertaken to study the anthropometric, body composition, and blood pressure characteristics of rural-dwelling elderly adults of Asian Indian origin. A total of 300 individuals (Male = 157 and Female = 143) from the Bolpur-Sriniketan area of West Bengal, India, took part in the study. Participants were divided into four age-groups: Group I, 55-59 years (Male:Female = 55:6… Show more

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