Association between body mass index and diabetes mellitus in tuberculosis patients in China: a community based cross-sectional study

Association between body mass index and diabetes mellitus in tuberculosis patients in China: a community based cross-sectional study

Abstract Background We planned to determine the association of body mass index (BMI) with diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in Chinese pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients. Methods 3,505 newly-diagnosed PTB patients registered in PTB clinics in Linyi of China between Septemb...

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Main Authors: Jing Cai, Aiguo Ma, Qiuzhen Wang, Xiuxia Han, Shanliang Zhao, Yu Wang, Evert G. Schouten, Frans J. Kok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Fasting plasma glucose
Receiver operating characteristic
Area under the curve
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4101-6

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