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Title
Comparison of abdominal adiposity and overall obesity in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes among men.
Authors
Wang, Youfa; Rimm, Eric B; Stampfer, Meir J; Willett, Walter C; Hu, Frank B
Abstract
Obesity is a strong risk factor for type 2 diabetes. However, few studies have compared the predictive power of overall obesity with that of central obesity. The cutoffs for waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) as measures of abdominal adiposity remain controversial.
Publication
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2005, Vol 81, Issue 3, p555