Association of Waist-Height Ratio with Diabetes Risk: A 4-Year Longitudinal Retrospective Study

Association of Waist-Height Ratio with Diabetes Risk: A 4-Year Longitudinal Retrospective Study

BackgroundWaist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is an easy and inexpensive adiposity index that reflects central obesity. In this study, we examined the association of various baseline adiposity indices, including WHtR, with the development of diabetes over 4 years of follow-up in apparently healthy Korean i...

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Main Authors: Yoon Jeong Son, Jihyun Kim, Hye-Jeong Park, 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. 2016-03-01
Series:Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Waist-height ratio
Waist circumference
Body mass index
Diabetes
Online Access:http://e-enm.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2008ENM/enm-31-127.pdf

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