Anthropometric cut-offs to identify hyperglycemia in an Afro-Caribbean population: a cross-sectional population-based study from Barbados

INTRODUCTION: Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) cut-offs associated with hyperglycemia may differ by ethnicity. We investigated the optimal BMI and WC cut-offs for identifying hyperglycemia in the predominantly Afro-Caribbean population of Barbados. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A cr...

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Autores principales: Wade, Alisha N, Hambleton, Ian R, Hennis, Anselm J M, Howitt, Christina, Jeyaseelan, Selvi M, Ojeh, Nkemcho O, Rose, Angela M C, Unwin, Nigel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
Materias:
Epidemiology/Health services research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8370513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34400464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002246

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8370513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34400464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002246

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