Standard definitions of overweight and central adiposity for determining diabetes risk in Japanese Americans

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 101-107

  McNeely, Marguerite J ^a   Boyko, Edward J ^b   Shofer, Jane B ^b   Newell Morris, Laura ^b   Leonetti, Donna L ^b   Fujimoto, Wilfred Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Asian Americans; Body mass index; Central adiposity; Longitudinal study; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute guidelines; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0034972047     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/74.1.101     Document Type: Article

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