Women develop diabetes at higher BMIs than men

Diabetologia

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 855-856

  Sourij, H ^a,b   Holman, R R ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

BMI; Diabetes mellitus; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84856736762     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: 14320428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-011-2437-5     Document Type: Letter

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