Open AccessWhich Obesity Index Best Explains the Link between Adipokines, Coronary Heart Disease Risk and Metabolic Abnormalities in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?
Author(s) -
Olusegun A. Mojiminiyi,
Fahd AlMulla,
Nabila Abdella
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000189810
Subject(s) - medicine , adipokine , adiponectin , resistin , body mass index , insulin resistance , waist , endocrinology , metabolic syndrome , type 2 diabetes , type 2 diabetes mellitus , diabetes mellitus , waist–hip ratio , obesity , waist to height ratio
The aim of this study was to determine, which of: body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and waist circumference (WC) correlates best with adipokines and is, therefore, the most suitable for the assessment of insulin resistance (IR), metabolic syndrome (MS), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk.
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