Abdominal obesity and the prevalence of diabetes and intermediate hyperglycaemia in Chinese adults

To assess the association of indicators of general and abdominal obesity with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and intermediate hyperglycaemia (IHG) in the Chinese population. We used data of 50 905 adults aged 18-79 years in the 2002 China National Nutrition and Health Survey. Recommended C...

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Published in:	Public health nutrition Vol. 12; no. 8; pp. 1078 - 1084
Main Authors:	He, Yuna, Zhai, Fengying, Ma, Guansheng, Feskens, Edith JM, Zhang, Jian, Fu, Ping, Van’t Veer, Pieter, Yang, Xiaoguang
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.08.2009
Subjects:	2002 China National Nutrition and Health Survey Abdomen Abdominal adiposity Abdominal Fat Abnormalities Adolescent Adult Adults Body Height Body Mass Index cardiovascular-disease China China - epidemiology Chinese people Chromium complications cutoff points Diabetes Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent) Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - etiology dietary surveys disease prevalence epidemiology etiology fat distribution Female Glucose Glucose Intolerance Glucose Intolerance - epidemiology Glucose Intolerance - etiology Glucose tolerance Glucose tolerance abnormalities Humans Hyperglycemia Hyperglycemia - epidemiology Hyperglycemia - etiology Intermediate hyperglycaemia Male Men Middle Aged national-health noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Nutrition Obesity Obesity - complications Obesity - epidemiology Optimization Overweight prediction Prevalence Public health Quality control Reference Values Risk risk assessment Risk Factors ROC Curve Sex Factors to-height ratio Type 2 diabetes type-2 Waist Circumference Waist:height ratio Women Womens health Young Adult China United States > US China, People's Rep Type 2 diabetes Abdominal adiposity Obesity Body mass index Waist circumference Waist:height ratio China Glucose tolerance abnormalities Intermediate hyperglycaemia
ISSN:	1368-9800, 1475-2727, 1475-2727
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