Open AccessWaist Circumference and its Changes Are More Strongly Associated with the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes than Body Mass Index and Changes in Body Weight in Chinese Adults
Author(s) -
Yuxin Fan,
Ruodan Wang,
Li Ding,
Zhaowei Meng,
Qing Zhang,
Yun Shen,
Gang Hu,
Ming Liu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxaa014
Subject(s) - waist , medicine , waist to height ratio , body mass index , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , circumference , glycated hemoglobin , weight change , endocrinology , obesity , weight loss , geometry , mathematics
The associations of different adiposity indicators and short-term adiposity change with diabetes risk are not fully elucidated.
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