Waist-to-Thigh Ratio Can also be a Better Indicator Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Than Traditional Anthropometrical Measurements in Taiwan Population

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 321-331

  Chuang, Yi Chou ^a   Hsu, Kuang Hung ^a   Hwang, Chorng Jer ^a   Hu, Pai Min ^a   Lin, Tzu Miao ^a   Chiou, Wen Ko ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Obesity; Preventive Measures; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRUNK; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WAIST THIGH RATIO;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; TAIWAN; THIGH;

EID: 33646496150     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.04.014     Document Type: Article

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