Open AccessAssociation Between Adiposity in Midlife and Older Age and Risk of Diabetes in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Mary L. Biggs
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2010.843
Subject(s) - medicine , bioelectrical impedance analysis , body mass index , waist , diabetes mellitus , anthropometry , hazard ratio , type 2 diabetes , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , cohort study , cohort , risk factor , waist–hip ratio , demography , endocrinology , sociology
Adiposity is a well-recognized risk factor for type 2 diabetes among young and middle-aged adults, but the relationship between body composition and type 2 diabetes is not well described among older adults.
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