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The accuracy of anthropometric measurements of general and central obesity for the prediction of impaired glucose tolerance among the adult population of South India

BACKGROUND: The distribution of body fat and its variation is of great importance in determining the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. Central obesity has been recognized as an independent risk factor for diabetes. The objective of the study was to evaluate the predictive accuracy of various anthr...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Ronnie, Ambookan, Prashanth Varkey, Jose, Jobinse, Unnikrishnan, U. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7567263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33102306
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_269_20