Body mass index, triglycerides, glucose, and blood pressure as predictors of type 2 diabetes in a middle-aged Norwegian cohort of men and women | Zendy

Vidar Hjellvik | Zendy; Strøm | Zendy; Sakshaug | Zendy

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Body mass index, triglycerides, glucose, and blood pressure as predictors of type 2 diabetes in a middle-aged Norwegian cohort of men and women

Author(s) -

Vidar Hjellvik,

Strøm,

Sakshaug

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.868

H-Index - 58

ISSN - 1179-1349

DOI - 10.2147/clep.s31830

Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , blood pressure , type 2 diabetes , hypertriglyceridemia , diabetes mellitus , population , endocrinology , glycated hemoglobin , obesity , triglyceride , cholesterol , environmental health

Obesity, hypertension, and hypertriglyceridemia are important risk factors for type 2 diabetes (T2D). We wanted to assess the risk associated with these three factors alone and in combination, and the relative importance of these and several other risk factors (eg, nonfasting glucose) as predictors of T2D.

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