Objective: To identify the body mass index (BMI; in kg/m 2) cutoff that predicts the risk for
obesity-related metabolic disorders for the Chinese population. Design: Community-based …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Obesity-related metabolic disorders such as hypertension,
diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and hyperuricemia are major …

BACKGROUND: In spite of several available anthropometric indexes, the relative merit of
these indexes for the prediction of type 2 diabetes remains unknown. Considering that …

Background Japanese diets contain a relatively high amount of carbohydrates, and its high
dietary glycemic index and glycemic load may raise the risk of diabetes in the Japanese …

Background: Obesity is a strong risk factor for type 2 diabetes. However, few studies have
compared the predictive power of overall obesity with that of central obesity. The cutoffs for …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To explore the ability of waist circumference (WC), body mass
index (BMI) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) to predict two or more non-adipose components of …

Background Body composition is a crucial factor associated with the incidence of type 2
diabetes mellitus. However, no study on this relationship has been performed in the Chinese …

This study aimed to determine anthropometric cut-points for screening diabetes and the
metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Arab and South Asian ethnic groups in Kuwait and to …

Background Obesity is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes (DM); however, no study has specially
assessed the anthropometric indices as predictors of diabetes in rural Bangladeshi …

Objectives: We aim to evaluate the ethnic-specific relationship of total fat mass and
anthropometric indices in Chinese. Design: Cross-section study. Setting: This study was …