Correlation between body mass index and anthropometric indexes of abdominal obesity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

• Main Authors: Soraia Pinheiro Machado (Author), Daniele Gomes Cassias Rodrigues (Author), Kátia Danielle Araújo Lourenço Viana (Author), Helena Alves de Carvalho Sampaio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Fortaleza, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To investigate the correlation between body mass index and anthropometric indicators of abdominal obesity in a group of patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted with 130 type 2 diabetic patients followed in a reference institution in Fortaleza, Ceará....