Validity of self-assessed waist circumference in a multi-ethnic UK population

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 404-409

  Khunti, K ^a   Taub, N ^a   Webb, D ^a   Srinivasan, B ^a   Stockman, J ^b   Griffin, S J ^c   Simmons, R K ^c   Davies, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Bourne Health Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF METABOLIC SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Screening; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; BODY MASS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SELF EVALUATION; SELF EXAMINATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84857306486     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03478.x     Document Type: Article

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