Background Hypertension and obesity are known to contribute, directly or indirectly, to the
development of long-term complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Knowing the …

In many low and middle income countries (LMICs), the distribution of adulthood nutritional
imbalance is shifting from a predominance of undernutrition to overnutrition. This complex …

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally, the majority of
these being due to cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, or …

AIM: To investigate whether central obesity is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD) formation after adjusting for general obesity. METHODS: The online …

Background The prevalence and risk factors for diabetes in Ghana vary from location to
location, yet no study has been conducted to quantitatively synthesize the available studies …

Obesity is a global health concern because of its increasing trend both in developed and
developing countries. A limited number of studies have evaluated the association of liver …

背景: 当前这项研究的目的是在一个大型的美国样本人群中调查哪些人体测量学指标对于白种
以及黑种男性与女性来说鉴别2 型糖尿病的能力最佳. 方法: 我们使用的是社区动脉粥样硬化 …

摘要背景: 本研究旨在对各种人体测量指标与血糖水平的相关系数进行比较分析,
并确定在中国人群中各项肥胖指数的筛查切点. 方法: 本研究共纳入长春地区2419 …

Epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) have identified DNA methylation loci involved
in adiposity. However, EWAS on adiposity in sub-Saharan Africans are lacking despite the …

Previous evidence revealed that central obesity played a vital role in the development of
diabetes mellitus (DM). However, because of imbalanced confounding variables, some …