Are measures of height and leg length related to incident diabetes mellitus? the ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) study

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-242

  Weitzman, Shimon ^e   Wang, Chin Hua ^a   Pankow, James S ^b   Schmidt, Maria I ^c   Brancati, Frederic L ^d  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diabetes incidence; Leg length; Leg length height ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG LENGTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77955664346     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: 14325233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-009-0145-0     Document Type: Article

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