Estimating the risk of type-2 diabetes using obese-years in a contemporary population of the Framingham Study
Background: We have recently demonstrated that an obese-years construct is a better predictor of the risk of diabetes than the severity of body weight alone. However, these risk estimates were derived from a population cohort study initiated in 1948 that might not apply to the current population. Ob...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Global Health Action |
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| Online Access: | http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/30421/pdf_310 |