How strong is the association between abdominal obesity and the incidence of type 2 diabetes?

BACKGROUND: Quantitative evidence on the strength of the association between abdominal obesity and the incidence of type 2 diabetes was assessed. METHODS: Systematic review of longitudinal studies assessing the relationship between measures reflecting abdominal obesity and the incidence of type 2 di...

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Autores principales: Freemantle, N, Holmes, J, Hockey, A, Kumar, S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2008
Materias:
Meta-Analysis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2658023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18557792
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01805.x
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Quantitative evidence on the strength of the association between abdominal obesity and the incidence of type 2 diabetes was assessed. METHODS: Systematic review of longitudinal studies assessing the relationship between measures reflecting abdominal obesity and the incidence of type 2 diabetes. RESULTS: There was a strong association between measures reflecting abdominal obesity and the incidence of type 2 diabetes, the pooled odds ratio was 2.14 (95% CI: 1.70–2.71; p < 0.0001). Waist circumference (WC) was at least as good as other measures in predicting outcome. CONCLUSIONS: There is a strong association between measures reflecting abdominal obesity and the development of type 2 diabetes. Reducing WC may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

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