Background The link between adiposity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is well known. However,
it remains controversial as to which index and cutoff point is the best predictor in different …

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 Prediabetes is associated with increased cardiovascular risk and all-cause
mortality, while its regression will decrease the risks. This study investigated the …

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

Background and aims Obesity is associated with impaired glucose tolerance which is a risk
factor for cardiovascular risk. However, the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is not usually …

Aim To assess the relationship between waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and the incidence of
type 2 diabetes (T2D)/impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and to explore to what extent these …

Background Obesity has been shown to be a prognostic indicator of type 2 diabetes (T2D);
however, the power of different obesity indicators in the detection of T2D remains …

Objective: The objective was to compare central and overall obesity measurements for
identifying diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) level in the Chinese …

AIMS: To investigate the relationship of waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) with
glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) concentrations and to define optimal cutoffs for these indices …

Background Current criterion of waist circumference (WC) for abdominal obesity is not
enough to demonstrate characteristics of obese and non-obese populations defined by BMI …