Table 1. Demographics and population characteristics of selected tribes.

Name of the tribes	Sex	Sample Size	BMI	WHtR	Body Fat Percentage	SBP
Santal (West Bengal)	Males	123	19.9±2.6	0.44±0.05	18.4±5.7	127.5±18.2
	Females	122	19.5±3.2	0.44±0.05	27.3±6.1	123.9±24.0
	Total	245	19.7±2.9	0.45±0.05	NA	125.7±21.3
Kora	Males	114	18.9±2.0	0.43±0.04	17.3±6.5	124.9±21.0
	Females	121	17.6±2.9	0.42±0.42	23.5±6.5	124.5±22.3
	Total	235	18.3±2.6	0.43±0.04	NA	124.7±21.6
Oraon	Males	112	19.6±2.5	0.43±0.05	17.2±6.5	124.1±15.4
	Females	124	18.1±2.8	0.43±0.04	25.4±6.1	130.9±20.0
	Total	236	18.8±2.8	0.43±0.05	NA	127.7±18.3
Santal (Odisha)	Males	121	20.2±2.8	0.46±0.06	18.7±6.2	125.8±16.9
	Females	119	20.3±3.0	0.48±.05	27.7±7.0	125.4±15.1
	Total	240	20.3±2.9	0.47±0.05	NA	125.6±16.0
Bhumij	Males	116	20.9±3.1	0.48±0.07	18.8±6.4	128.7±21.4
	Females	122	19.7±2.9	0.46±0.05	27.3±5.8	129.9±25.1
	Total	238	20.3±3.1	0.47±0.05	NA	129.4±23.4
Bathudi	Males	119	19.5±2.8	0.48±0.05	15.5±7.2	125.4±17.9
	Females	121	18.0±2.8	0.45±0.04	24.3±6.1	132.8±23.2
	Total	240	18.6±3.3	0.47±0.04	NA	129.1±21.0
Dhodia	Males	121	20.5±3.2	0.49±0.08	23.2±5.8	129.0±20.4
	Females	120	20.7±3.5	0.46±0.06	31.4±6.0	129.6±20.4
	Total	240	20.6±3.3	0.48±0.06	NA	129.3±20.4
Kukna	Males	120	20.3±3.1	0.49±0.06	21.6±6.9	128.4±17.4
	Females	120	19.9±2.9	0.46±0.05	30.1±5.7	127.1±16.8
	Total	240	20.1±3.0	0.47±0.06	NA	127.8±17.1
Chaudhari	Males	120	19.8±3.1	0.48±0.07	22.1±5.7	125.7±23.5
	Females	121	18.9±2.9	0.42±0.05	28.2±6.1	123.7±21.7
	Total	241	19.4±3.0	0.45±0.07	NA	124.7±22.5
Total	Male s	1066	20.0±2.9	0.47±0.06	19.2±6.8	126.7±19.3
	Females	1090	19.2±3.1	0.45±0.05	27.2±6.6	127.6±21.4
	Total	2156	19.6±3.1	0.46±0.06	NA	127.1±20.4

NA = Not applicable