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Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Body Adiposity Index, and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Two Populations in Brazil: General and Amerindian

OBJECTIVE: The use of the anthropometric indices of adiposity, especially body mass index and waist circumference in the prediction of diabetes mellitus has been widely explored. Recently, a new body composition index, the body adiposity index was proposed. The aim of this study was to compare the e...

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Autores principales: Alvim, Rafael de Oliveira, Mourao-Junior, Carlos Alberto, de Oliveira, Camila Maciel, Krieger, José E., Mill, José G., Pereira, Alexandre C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4061074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24937307
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100223