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- Title
Association of waist circumference with risk of hypertension and type 2 diabetes in Nigerians, Jamaicans, and African-Americans.
- Authors
Okosun, I S; Cooper, R S; Rotimi, C N; Osotimehin, B; Forrester, T
- Abstract
Prior studies have supported that waist circumference correlates better with visceral adipose tissue and is a better predictor of cardiovascular disease than are BMI and waist-to-hip ratio. In this study, we reexamine the role of waist size on the risk of hypertension and type 2 diabetes in African-origin populations from three contrasting environments.
- Publication
Diabetes care, 1998, Vol 21, Issue 11, p1836
- ISSN
0149-5992
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2337/diacare.21.11.1836