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—We aimed to develop a precise risk score for the screening of large
populations for individuals at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes based on noninvasive …

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

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: 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 …

Aims First, to conduct a detailed exploration of the prospective relations between four
commonly used anthropometric measures with incident diabetes and to examine their …

Introduction Both body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are associated with
diabetes risk, and the difference between them in predictive ability for diabetes is still …

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 …

Objective: Obesity drives the diabetes epidemic. However, it is not known which obesity
index best explains variations in type 2 diabetes mellitus prevalence across populations …