Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of BMI and percentage body fat in type 2 diabetics of Punjab

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-80

  Singh, K D ^b   Dhillon, J K ^b   Arora, Anupreet ^a   Gill, B S ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Body mass index; Percentage body fat; ROC curve; Skinfold; Type 2 diabetes; Waist circumference; Waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STANDARDIZATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0347990737     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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