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Various sociodemographic factors, comorbidities, geriatric syndromes, childhood financial and health status were included. Anthropometric measurements included body mass index (BMI), MAC and CC.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Nationally representative cohort study including 36 Indian states and union territories.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>4096 older adults aged &gt;60 years from LASI DAD.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The outcome variable was BMI, categorised as low (&lt;18.5\u2009kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>), normal (18.5\u201322.9\u2009kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>) and high (&gt;23\u2009kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>). The cut-off values of MAC and CC were derived using ROC curve with BMI as the gold standard.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>902 (weighted percentage 20.55%) had low BMI, 1742 (44.25%) had high BMI. Undernutrition was associated with age, wealth-quintile and impaired cognition, while overnutrition was associated with higher education, urban living and comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes and chronic heart disease. For CC, the optimal lower and upper cut-offs for males were 28.1\u2009cm and &gt;31.5\u2009cm, respectively, while for females, the corresponding values were 26\u2009cm and &gt;29\u2009cm. Similarly, the optimal lower and upper cut-offs for MAC in males were 23.9\u2009cm and &gt;26.9\u2009cm, and for females, they were 22.5\u2009cm and &gt;25\u2009cm.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our study identifies a high BMI prevalence, especially among females, individuals with higher education, urban residents and those with comorbidities. We establish gender-specific MAC and CC cut-off values with significant implications for healthcare, policy and research. 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