OBJECTIVE To compare different anthropometric measures in terms of their ability to predict
type 2 diabetes and to determine whether predictive ability was modified by ethnicity …

Objective: To evaluate the ability of body mass index, waist circumference, waist‐to‐hip
ratio, and combinations of these variables to discriminate individuals who will develop …

METHODS—The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-
Potsdam study includes 27,548 subjects, 16,644 women aged mainly 35–65 years and …

OBJECTIVE—To investigate which anthropometric measurements of obesity best predict
type 2 diabetes in a population of Pima Indians and whether additional information on …

Objective To determine which anthropometric measures are the strongest discriminators of
incident type 2 diabetes (T2DM) among White and Black males and females in a large US …

Abstract Aims/hypotheses We determined:(1) which of BMI, waist circumference, hip
circumference and WHR has the strongest association and explanatory power for newly …

OBJECTIVE—Asian Indians have a high risk of developing glucose intolerance with small
increments in their BMI. They generally have high upper-body adiposity, despite having a …

Background Traditional anthropometric measures, including body mass index (BMI), are
insufficient for evaluating the risk of diabetes. This study aimed to evaluate the performance …

Aims To examine the utility of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist‐
to‐height ratio (WHR) in assessing diabetes risk across different ethnic groups. Methods …

OBJECTIVE The study objective was to examine the impact of race/ethnicity on associations
between anthropometric measures and diabetes risk. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS …