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Which anthropometric measures best indicate type 2 diabetes among Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin migrants in Finland? A cross-sectional study
OBJECTIVES: To compare the performance of body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in detecting type 2 diabetes among Russian, Somali and Kurdish (born in Iraq/Iran) origin migrants and Finns. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional...
Autores principales: | Skogberg, Natalia, Laatikainen, Tiina, Lundqvist, Annamari, Lilja, Eero, Härkänen, Tommi, Koponen, Päivikki |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5961561/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29773697 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019166 |
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