Obesity and the risk of diabetes mellitus in middle-aged Japanese men

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 255-260

  Seki, Akihiko ^a   Takigawa, Tomoko ^a   Ito, Takehiko ^b   Fukuoka, Etsuko ^c   Takahashi, Kayo ^b   Kira, Shohei ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cohort study; Diabetes mellitus; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036824889     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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