Increased Risk of Diabetes Development in Subjects with the Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype: A 4-Year Longitudinal Study

Increased Risk of Diabetes Development in Subjects with the Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype: A 4-Year Longitudinal Study

BackgroundThe hypertriglyceridemic waist (HTGW) phenotype is a simple and inexpensive screening parameter to identify people at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. We evaluated whether the HTGW phenotype predicts diabetes in urban Korean adults.MethodsA total of 2,900 nondiabetic subjects (mea...

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Main Authors: Ki Joong Han, Shin Yeoung Lee, Nam Hee Kim, Hyun Beom Chae, Tae Hoon Lee, Choel Min Jang, Kyung Mo Yoo, Hae Jung Park, Min Kyung Lee, Won Seon Jeon, Se Eun Park, Cheol-Young Park, Won-Young Lee, Ki-Won Oh, Sung-Woo Park, Eun-Jung Rhee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academya Publishing Co. 2014-12-01
Series:Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype
Hypertriglyceridemia
Waist circumference
Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome
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