Table 2 Prevalence of Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Hip ratio by Socio-demographic characteristics among the elderly aged 45 and above in India, LASI Wave-1 (2017–18)
Characteristics | Waist Circumference % | Waist to Hip Ratio % | Sample Size (n) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low risk (n = 42,955) | High risk (n = 16,095) | Low risk (n = 11,905) | High risk (n = 47,145) | ||
Age Group** | |||||
45–59 | 72.31 | 27.69 | 22.53 | 77.47 | 31,018 |
60–74 | 74.77 | 25.23 | 23.11 | 76.89 | 22,340 |
75 and above | 82.28 | 17.72 | 22.45 | 77.55 | 5692 |
Place of residence*** | |||||
Rural | 80.96 | 19.04 | 25.7 | 74.3 | 38,668 |
Urban | 58.89 | 41.11 | 15.91 | 84.09 | 20,382 |
Sex*** | |||||
Male | 90.87 | 9.13 | 23.98 | 76.02 | 27,334 |
Female | 60.34 | 39.66 | 21.72 | 78.28 | 31,716 |
Marital status*** | |||||
Currently married | 75.52 | 24.48 | 22.63 | 77.37 | 44,227 |
Widowed | 69.68 | 30.32 | 23.24 | 76.76 | 12,933 |
Divorced/Separated/Deserted/Others | 81.37 | 18.63 | 22.04 | 77.96 | 1890 |
Living arrangement*** | |||||
Living alone | 75.38 | 24.62 | 25.11 | 74.89 | 2099 |
Living with spouse and/or others | 75.91 | 24.09 | 24.81 | 75.19 | 9044 |
Living with spouse and children | 75.52 | 24.48 | 22.05 | 77.95 | 34,392 |
Living with children and others | 68.01 | 31.99 | 22.72 | 77.28 | 11,109 |
Living with others only | 80.1 | 19.9 | 22.38 | 77.62 | 2406 |
Religion*** | |||||
Hindu | 75.51 | 24.49 | 24.2 | 75.8 | 43,309 |
Muslim | 68.23 | 31.77 | 15.2 | 84.8 | 7004 |
Christian | 74.53 | 25.47 | 18.36 | 81.64 | 5931 |
Others | 65.42 | 34.58 | 16.2 | 83.8 | 2806 |
Caste/tribe*** | |||||
Scheduled tribe | 87.01 | 12.99 | 30.44 | 69.56 | 10,376 |
Scheduled caste | 79.94 | 20.06 | 23.88 | 76.12 | 9943 |
Other backward class | 74.02 | 25.98 | 23.8 | 76.2 | 22,258 |
None of the above | 66.58 | 33.42 | 17.6 | 82.4 | 16,473 |
Education*** | |||||
No schooling | 77.16 | 22.84 | 25.55 | 74.45 | 27,743 |
Less than 5 years complete | 77.09 | 22.91 | 25.05 | 74.95 | 6874 |
5–9 years complete | 71.7 | 28.3 | 20.42 | 79.58 | 13,524 |
10 or more years complete | 67.44 | 32.56 | 15.93 | 84.07 | 10,909 |
Work status*** | |||||
Currently working | 83.48 | 16.52 | 25.34 | 74.66 | 29,357 |
Worked in past but currently not | 76.24 | 23.76 | 22.91 | 77.09 | 13,542 |
Never worked | 54.95 | 45.05 | 17.63 | 82.37 | 16,151 |
Wealth Indicator (MPCE)*** | |||||
Poorest | 81.74 | 18.26 | 26.76 | 73.24 | 11,652 |
Poorer | 78.33 | 21.67 | 24.48 | 75.52 | 11,924 |
Middle | 74.97 | 25.03 | 22.25 | 77.75 | 11,926 |
Richer | 70.32 | 29.68 | 19.78 | 80.22 | 11,907 |
Richest | 64.33 | 35.67 | 19.77 | 80.23 | 11,641 |
Region*** | |||||
EAST | 81.54 | 18.46 | 20.01 | 79.99 | 10,658 |
North East | 85.74 | 14.26 | 18.36 | 81.64 | 7682 |
West | 69.91 | 30.09 | 26.71 | 73.29 | 7756 |
Central | 80.41 | 19.59 | 27.83 | 72.17 | 8089 |
North | 65.9 | 34.1 | 15.33 | 84.67 | 10,877 |
South | 67.36 | 32.64 | 22.98 | 77.02 | 13,988 |
India | 74.33 | 25.67 | 22.75 | 77.25 | 59,050 |