Fat distribution is strongly associated with plasma glucose levels and diabetes in Thai adults - The InterASIA study

Diabetologia

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 657-660

  Stolk, R P ^a,b   Suriyawongpaisal, P ^c   Aekplakorn, W ^c   Woodward, M ^b   Neal, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Body fat distribution; Obesity; Thailand; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; THAILAND; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; ROC CURVE; SEX FACTORS; THAILAND; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 17844403799     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-1677-7     Document Type: Article

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