Visceral adiposity index outperforms conventional anthropometric assessments as predictor of diabetes mellitus in elderly Chinese: a population-based study

Visceral adiposity index outperforms conventional anthropometric assessments as predictor of diabetes mellitus in elderly Chinese: a population-based study

Abstract Background This study assessed the performance of visceral adiposity index and body shape index in predicting diabetes mellitus (DM) risk and compared their predictive ability to that of body mass index and waist circumference. Methods Among 8249 consecutive subjects who attended the Nation...

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Main Authors: Meng-Ting Tsou, Yu-Chen Chang, Ching-Ping Hsu, Yang-Che Kuo, Chun-Ho Yun, Wei-Hsin Huang, Kuang-Chun Hu, Chia-Yuan Liu, Ying-Ju Chen, Kuo-Tzu Sung, Chuan-Chuan Liu, Chung-Lieh Hung, Jen-Yuan Kuo, Tung-Ying Chen, Ta-Chuan Hung, Hung-I. Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
Subjects:
Body mass index
Body shape index
Diabetes mellitus
Obesity
Visceral adiposity index
Waist circumference
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-021-00608-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-021-00608-6

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