Comparison of multiple obesity indices for cardiovascular disease risk classification in South Asian adults: The CARRS Study

Shivani A. Patel; Mohan Deepa; Roopa Shivashankar; Mohammed K. Ali; Deksha Kapoor; Ruby Gupta; Dorothy Lall; Nikhil Tandon; Viswanathan Mohan; M. Masood Kadir; Zafar Fatmi; Dorairaj Prabhakaran; K. M. Venkat Narayan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174251

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Comparison of multiple obesity indices for cardiovascular disease risk classification in South Asian adults: The CARRS Study

Shivani A. Patel ,

* E-mail: s.a.patel@emory.edu

Affiliations Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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Mohan Deepa,

Affiliation Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Roopa Shivashankar,

Affiliations Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Public Health Foundation of India, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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Mohammed K. Ali,

Affiliations Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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Deksha Kapoor,

Affiliation All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Ruby Gupta,

Affiliations Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Public Health Foundation of India, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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Dorothy Lall,

Affiliation Institute of Public Health Bengaluru, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Nikhil Tandon,

Affiliations Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Viswanathan Mohan,

Affiliation Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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M. Masood Kadir,

Affiliation Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Zafar Fatmi,

Affiliation Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Dorairaj Prabhakaran,

Affiliations Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Public Health Foundation of India, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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K. M. Venkat Narayan

Affiliations Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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Comparison of multiple obesity indices for cardiovascular disease risk classification in South Asian adults: The CARRS Study

Shivani A. Patel,
Mohan Deepa,
Roopa Shivashankar,
Mohammed K. Ali,
Deksha Kapoor,
Ruby Gupta,
Dorothy Lall,
Nikhil Tandon,
Viswanathan Mohan,
M. Masood Kadir

Published: April 27, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174251

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