Waist-to-hip ratio is a better anthropometric index than body mass index for predicting the risk of type 2 diabetes in Taiwanese population

Author

CHENG, Chien-Hsiang¹ ; HO, Chien-Chang² ; YANG, Chin-Feng³ ; HUANG, Yi-Chia⁴ ; LAI, Cheng-Hsiu⁵ ; LIAW, Yung-Po^{3 6}
[1] Critical Care and Respiratory Therapy, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 407, Taiwan, Province of China
[2] Doctoral Program in Physical Education, Taipei Physical Education College, Taipei 111, Taiwan, Province of China
[3] Department of Public Health and Institute of Public Health, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, Province of China
[4] School of Nutrition, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, Province of China
[5] Department and Graduate Institute of Physical Education and Health, Taipei Physical Education College, Taipei 111, Taiwan, Province of China
[6] Department of Family and Community Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan, Province of China

Source

Nutrition research (New York, NY). 2010, Vol 30, Num 9, pp 585-593, 9 p ; ref : 66 ref

CODEN

NTRSDC

ISSN

0271-5317

Scientific domain

Nutrition, obesity, metabolic disorders

Publisher

Elsevier, New York, NY

Publication country

United States

Document type

Article

Language

English

Author keyword

Human Optimal cutoff value Receiver operating characteristic curve Taiwan Type 2 diabetes Waist-to-hip ratio

Keyword (fr)

Anthropométrie Diabète de type 2 Facteur risque Homme Indice masse corporelle Mammalia Population Rapport taille-hanche Récepteur Taiwan Biométrie corporelle Endocrinopathie Maladie métabolique Vertebrata Asie

Keyword (en)

Anthropometry Type 2 diabetes Risk factor Human Body mass index Mammalia Population Waist hip ratio Receiver Taiwan Corporal biometry Endocrinopathy Metabolic diseases Vertebrata Asia

Keyword (es)

Antropometría Diabetes de tipo 2 Factor riesgo Hombre Indice masa corporal Mammalia Población Relación cintura cadera Receptor Taiwan Biometría corporal Endocrinopatía Metabolismo patología Vertebrata Asia

Classification

Pascal

002 Biological and medical sciences / 002A Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology / 002A16 Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems / 002A16E Feeding. Feeding behavior

Discipline

Vertebrates : anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems

Origin

Inist-CNRS

Database

PASCAL

INIST identifier

23352649

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