Cardio-metabolic traits and its socioeconomic differentials among school children including metabolically obese normal weight phenotypes in India: A post-COVID baseline characteristics of LEAP-C cohort
Effective implementation of food security measures and targeted initiatives will be crucial to mitigate the socioeconomic disparities associated with the growing burden of cardiometabolic traits. Metabolic obesity among phenotypically normal or underweight adolescents should not be overlooked but should be intervened early through novel screening criteria to prevent future cardiovascular burdens. These findings also have implications for low- and -middle income countries like India, which are undergoing a nutritional transition where socioeconomic status strongly influences cardio-metabolic traits.
Authors
- Lakshmy Ramakrishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8582-3705)
- A. Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9355-5073)
- Tina Rawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5860-737X)
- Sumit Malhotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4979-5700)
- Ransi Ann Abraham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1954-3112)
- Maroof Ahmad Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9449-6518)
- Mani Kalaivani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6492-1808)
- R. K. Marwaha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9698-4280)
- Monika Arora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9987-3933)
- Chitralok Hemraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5507-1179)
- Sanjeev Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2014-5333)
- Nikhil Tandon
- Varhlunchhungi Varhlunchhungi
Institutions
- International Life Sciences Institute India (IN)
- Green Chemistry (PL)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321898
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Indian Council of Medical Research