Identifying obesity indicators which best correlate with type 2 diabetes in a Chinese population

• Main Authors: Xin Zhong (Author), Liu Chang (Author), Niu Wen-Yan (Author), Feng Jian-Ping (Author), Zhao Lei (Author), Ma Ya-Hong (Author), Hua Lin (Author), Yang Jin-Kui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Background</p> <p>Obesity has been shown to be a prognostic indicator of type 2 diabetes (T2D); however, the power of different obesity indicators in the detection of T2D remains controversial. This study evaluates the detecting power of body mass index (BMI), waist circumferenc...