Trends of diabetes according to body mass index levels in Iran: Results of the national Surveys of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases (1999-2007)

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1233-1240

  Esteghamati, A ^a   Ashraf, H ^b   Khalilzadeh, O ^a   Rshidi, A ^a   Mohammad, K ^c   Asgari, F ^d   Abbasi, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Diabetes; Iran; Obesity; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77958518609     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03103.x     Document Type: Article

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