Hypertriglyceridemic-waist phenotype predicts diabetes: a cohort study in Chinese urban adults

• Main Authors: Zhang Meilin (Author), Gao Yuxia (Author), Chang Hong (Author), Wang Xuan (Author), Liu Dongmei (Author), Zhu Zongjian (Author), Huang Guowei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hypertriglycedemic-waist (HTGW) phenotype is a simple and inexpensive screening parameter to identify people at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. We evaluated whether the HTGW phenotype predicts prediabetes and diabetes in C...