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BMI and waist circumference cut-offs for corresponding levels of insulin sensitivity in a Middle Eastern immigrant versus a native Swedish population – the MEDIM population based study

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to identify corresponding body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference cut-offs for equivalent levels of insulin sensitivity in a Middle Eastern immigrant population compared with native Swedes. METHODS: Citizens of Malmö, Sweden aged 30 to 75 years, who were b...

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Autores principales: Bennet, Louise, Stenkula, Karin, Cushman, Samuel W, Brismar, Kerstin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5148840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27938404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3892-1