Using different anthropometric indices to assess prediction ability of type 2 diabetes in elderly population: a 5 year prospective study

Using different anthropometric indices to assess prediction ability of type 2 diabetes in elderly population: a 5 year prospective study

Abstract Background Emerging studies have investigated the association between different anthropometric indices with diabetes risk but the results were inconsistent. The aims of the study were to examine the associations of different anthropometric indices with incident diabetes risk and whether nov...

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Main Authors: Jing Yang, Fei Wang, Jing Wang, Xu Han, Hua Hu, Caizheng Yu, Jing Yuan, Ping Yao, Xiaoping Miao, Sheng Wei, Youjie Wang, Weihong Chen, Yuan Liang, Huan Guo, Xiaomin Zhang, Dan Zheng, Yuhan Tang, Handong Yang, Meian He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Anthropometric indices
Elderly Chinese
Epidemiology
Diabetes mellitus
Prediction ability
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0912-2

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