Waist circumference as the best predictor of noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) comared to body mass index, wasit/hip ratio and other anthropaometric measurements in Mexican Americans - A 7-year prospective study dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) compared to body index

Obesity Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 16-23

  Wei, Ming ^a   Gaskill, Sharon P ^a   Haffner, Steven M ^a   Stern, Michael P ^b  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; BMI; NIDDM; Waist circumference; WHR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0030637612     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1997.tb00278.x     Document Type: Article

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