Body mass index and type 2 diabetes in Thai adults: defining risk thresholds and population impacts

BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) cut-off values (>25 and >30) that predict diabetes risk have been well validated in Caucasian populations but less so in Asian populations. We aimed to determine the BMI threshold associated with increased type 2 diabetes (T2DM) risk and to calculate the propo...

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Autores principales: Papier, Keren, D’Este, Catherine, Bain, Chris, Banwell, Cathy, Seubsman, Sam-ang, Sleigh, Adrian, Jordan, Susan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28915801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4708-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28915801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4708-7

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