Risk of type 2 diabetes according to traditional and emerging anthropometric indices in Spain, a mediterranean country with high prevalence of obesity: results from a large-scale prospective cohort study

Risk of type 2 diabetes according to traditional and emerging anthropometric indices in Spain, a mediterranean country with high prevalence of obesity: results from a large-scale prospective cohort study

Background: Obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A proper anthropometric characterisation of T2DM risk is essential for disease prevention and clinical risk assessement. Methods: Longitudinal study in 37 733 participants (63% women) of the Spanish EPIC (European Pros...

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Main Authors: Huerta, J.M. (José María), Tormo, M.J.(María-José), Chirlaque, M.D. (María-Dolores), Gavrila, D. (Diana), Amiano, P. (Pilar), Arriola, L. (Larraitz), Ardanaz, E. (Eva), Rodríguez, L. (Laudina), Sánchez, M.J. (María-José), Mendez, M. (Michelle), Salmerón, D. (Diego), Barricarte, A. (Aurelio), Burgui, R. (Rosana), Dorronsoro, M. (Miren), Larrañaga, N. (Nerea), Molina-Montes, E. (Esther), Moreno-Iribas, C. (Conchi), Quirós, J.R. (José Ramón), Toledo, E. (Estefanía), Travier, N. (Noémie), Gonzalez-Navarro, C.J. (Carlos Javier), Navarro, C. (Carmen)
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:eng
Published: BioMed Central 2014
Subjects:
Diabetes
Anthropometry
Obesity
Abdominal obesity
Body mass index
EPIC
Spain
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/37072

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