Assessing prediction of diabetes in older adults using different adiposity measures: a 7 year prospective study in 6,923 older men and women

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this study was to examine whether waist circumference (WC) or WHR improve diabetes prediction beyond body mass index in older men and women, and to define optimal cut-off points. METHODS: In this prospective study, non-diabetic men (n = 3,519) and women (n = 3,404) aged 6...

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Autores principales: Wannamethee, S. G., Papacosta, O., Whincup, P. H., Carson, C., Thomas, M. C., Lawlor, D. A., Ebrahim, S., Sattar, N.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2850526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20146052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-010-1670-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2850526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20146052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-010-1670-7

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