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Perceived body image in men and women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: correlation of body mass index with the figure rating scale

BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) is often used as an objective surrogate estimate of body fat. Increased BMI is directly associated with an increase in metabolic disease, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The Stunkard Figure Rating Scale (FRS) is a subjective measure of body fat, and self-pe...

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Autores principales: Bays, Harold E, Bazata, Debbra D, Fox, Kathleen M, Grandy, Susan, Gavin, James R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003545
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-8-57