Longitudinal relationship between body fat percentage and risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese adults: Evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey

• Main Authors: Siting Zhang (Author), Hongru Jiang (Author), Liusen Wang (Author), Xiaofang Jia (Author), Jiguo Zhang (Author), Huijun Wang (Author), Bing Zhang (Author), Zhihong Wang (Author), Gangqiang Ding (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ObjectiveBody fat percentage (BF%) might be an alternative index of obesity which is the major risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). We aim to longitudinally evaluated the relationship between BF% and risk of T2D.MethodsA sample of 5,595 adults aged 18-65 who participated in two waves of...