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Comparison of abdominal adiposity and overall obesity in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes among men

Comparison of abdominal adiposity and overall obesity in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes among... Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/3/555/4648892 by DeepDyve user on 03 July 2021 Original Research Communications Comparison of abdominal adiposity and overall obesity in predicting 1–3 risk of type 2 diabetes among men Youfa Wang, Eric B Rimm, Meir J Stampfer, Walter C Willett, and Frank B Hu ABSTRACT no advantage over WC alone (11); a WC cutoff of 40 inches (102 Background: Obesity is a strong risk factor for type 2 diabetes. cm) for men and of 35 inches (88 cm) for women were recom- However, few studies have compared the predictive power of overall mended. However, this issue remains inconclusive. For example, obesity with that of central obesity. The cutoffs for waist circumfer- the Iowa Women’s Health Study, a 12-y prospective cohort study ence (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) as measures of abdominal of 31 702 Iowa women aged 55–69 y who were free of cancer, adiposity remain controversial. heart disease, and diabetes at baseline, indicated that WHR is a Objective: The objective was to compare body mass index (BMI), better anthropometric predictor of total mortality than are BMI WC, and WHR in predicting type 2 diabetes. and WC (16). In a 9-y study that followed a large cohort (n http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Unpaywall

Comparison of abdominal adiposity and overall obesity in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes among men

Wang, Youfa; Rimm, Eric B; Stampfer, Meir J; Willett, Walter C; Hu, Frank B
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition – Mar 1, 2005
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Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/3/555/4648892 by DeepDyve user on 03 July 2021 Original Research Communications Comparison of abdominal adiposity and overall obesity in predicting 1–3 risk of type 2 diabetes among men Youfa Wang, Eric B Rimm, Meir J Stampfer, Walter C Willett, and Frank B Hu ABSTRACT no advantage over WC alone (11); a WC cutoff of 40 inches (102 Background: Obesity is a strong risk factor for type 2 diabetes. cm) for men and of 35 inches (88 cm) for women were recom- However, few studies have compared the predictive power of overall mended. However, this issue remains inconclusive. For example, obesity with that of central obesity. The cutoffs for waist circumfer- the Iowa Women’s Health Study, a 12-y prospective cohort study ence (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) as measures of abdominal of 31 702 Iowa women aged 55–69 y who were free of cancer, adiposity remain controversial. heart disease, and diabetes at baseline, indicated that WHR is a Objective: The objective was to compare body mass index (BMI), better anthropometric predictor of total mortality than are BMI WC, and WHR in predicting type 2 diabetes. and WC (16). In a 9-y study that followed a large cohort (n

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