Impact of Older Age Adiposity on Incident Diabetes: A Community-Based Cohort Study in China
Background Obesity classifications vary globally and the impact of older age adiposity on incident diabetes has not been well-studied. Methods We examined a random sample of 2,809 participants aged ≥60 years in China, who were free of diabetes at baseline and were followed up for up to 10 years to d...
Main Authors: | Anthony Chen, Weiju Zhou, Jian Hou, Alan Nevill, Yuanlin Ding, Yuhui Wan, Rebecca Jester, Xia Qin, Zhi Hu, Ruoling Chen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Diabetes Association
2022-09-01
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Series: | Diabetes & Metabolism Journal |
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Online Access: | http://e-dmj.org/upload/pdf/dmj-2021-0215.pdf |
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