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Background: Menopause, the last menstrual period in women’s life is visibly marked with the end of female fecundity. Post-menopause is one year from menopause and various researches on menopause in India states that average menopause ranges from 40 to 50 years. Objectives: The objectives of the present investigation are to assess the age-specific variation anthropometric measurements and adiposity levels among tribal post-menopausal women. Materials and Methods: A purposive sampling of post-menopausal women has been used for the present investigation and based on that 100 post-menopausal women of 40-60 years were selected from Lakhimpur district. The data has been collected using a structured-research schedule. Anthropometric measurement of height, weight, waist circumference and hip circumference were collected using standard procedure. Statistical analysis includes descriptive statistics, correlation and ANOVA were done using SPSS (version, 16.0). Results: The results indicates that, 43.0% of the post-menopausal women were found to be normal (BMI: 18.5-22.9 kg/m2 ), 29.0% of the respondents were at the increased risk of adiposity (BMI: 23.0-27.5 kg/m2 ) and 6.0% were belonged to category grade I obesity or higher high risk of adiposity (BMI: >27.5 kg/m2 ), whereas 22% were underweight or chronic energy deficiency (BMI: <18.5 kg/m2 ). Regarding WHR, 36.0% of the post-menopausal women were at high risk (WHR >0.85), 42.0% belongs to moderate risk (WHR 0.81-0.85) and 22% at low risk (≤0.80). The relative risks of comorbidity related to excess adiposity were 31.0% (WC ≥80 cm), 78.0% (WHR>0.80) and 51.0% (WHtR ≥0.50) among Mishing post-menopausal women. Conclusion: Women of middle age group are less covered under any specific health scheme in India. Increased Body Mass Index and WHR indicate a need to educate post-menopausal women on a healthy lifestyle and proper food habits. Post-menopause period is an important and a usual stage in every woman’s life, one should not neglect this transition period

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