Optimal anthropometric measures and thresholds to identify undiagnosed type 2 diabetes in three major Asian ethnic groups

DJ Alperet, WY Lim, D Mok‐Kwee Heng, S Ma… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To identify optimal anthropometric measures and cutoffs to identify undiagnosed
diabetes mellitus (UDM) in three major Asian ethnic groups (Chinese, Malays, and Asian …

Assessing different anthropometric indices and their optimal cutoffs for prediction of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in Asians: the Jinchang cohort study

J Ding, X Chen, K Bao, J Yang, N Liu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background To study the association between anthropometric measurements and the risk of
diabetes and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and compare body mass index (BMI), waist …

Cutoff values for normal anthropometric variables in Asian Indian adults

C Snehalatha, V Viswanathan… - Diabetes …, 2003 - Am Diabetes Assoc
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 …

Ethnic comparison of the association of undiagnosed diabetes with obesity

R Nyamdorj, J Pitkäniemi, J Tuomilehto… - International journal of …, 2010 - nature.com
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the crude prevalence and estimated
probability of undiagnosed diabetes in different ethnic groups, given the same level of …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of anthropometric indices as a predictor of diabetes in Dong and Miao ethnicities in China: A cross-sectional analysis of China Multi-Ethnic Cohort …

Q Yang, Y Liu, Z Jin, L Liu, Z Yuan, D Xu, F Hong - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Although it is known that obesity is inseparable from diabetes, many
anthropometric indices are used for determining obesity. At the same time, research on the …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical utility of novel anthropometric indices in identifying type 2 diabetes mellitus among South African adult females

MD Sekgala, R Sewpaul, AP Kengne, Z Mchiza… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Aim To assess the clinical utility of novel anthropometric indices and other traditional
anthropometric indices in identifying the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) among South …

The visceral adiposity index in comparison with easily measurable anthropometric markers did not improve prediction of diabetes

M Janghorbani, M Amini - Canadian journal of diabetes, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives We evaluated the ability of the visceral adiposity index (VAI) compared to
hypertriglyceridemic-waist (HTGW) phenotype, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference …

Comparison of six anthropometric measures in discriminating diabetes: a cross‐sectional study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

X Liu, Y Liu, H Guan, Y Feng, J Kuang - Journal of Diabetes, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Traditional anthropometric measures, including body mass index (BMI), are
insufficient for evaluating the risk of diabetes. This study aimed to evaluate the performance …

BMI, WC, WHtR, VFI and BFI: which indictor is the most efficient screening index on type 2 diabetes in Chinese community population

SQ Mi, YIN Peng, HU Nan, JH Li, XR Chen, C Bo… - Biomedical and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective Obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes, many indexes can be used to
describes obesity and predict diabetes. This research attempts to identify the best indicator …

Waist‐to‐height ratio is the best indicator for undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes

Z Xu, X Qi, AK Dahl, W Xu - Diabetic Medicine, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Early detection of diabetes is important for the prevention of diabetic complications.
The best adiposity index for indicating Type 2 diabetes mellitus remains unclear. We aimed …