Within the last four decades Asia has witnessed major transformation in its population
demographics, which gave rise to changes in food availability, food habits and lifestyle. A …

The hypertriglyceridemic waist (HW) phenotype is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes;
however, to date, no study has assessed the predictive power of phenotypes based on …

Background Inuit have not experienced an epidemic in type 2 diabetes mellitus, and it has
been speculated that they may be protected from obesity's metabolic consequences. We …

Background It has been suggested that hypertriglyceridemic waist (HW) phenotype is
strongly associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS); however, there are very limited studies …

Objectives: Metabolic syndrome can be diagnosed according to several different criteria
such as the latest International Diabetes Federation (IDF), National Cholesterol Education …

Background Hypertriglycedemic-waist (HTGW) phenotype is a simple and inexpensive
screening parameter to identify people at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. We …

Objective. To investigate the association between the hypertriglyceridemic waist (HTGW)
phenotype and prediabetes in Chinese adults aged 40 years and older. Methods. 12757 …

Current evidence remains inconsistent with regard to the association between different
triglyceridemic-waist phenotypes and the risks for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We …

Two highly prevalent diseases, Type-2 diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease (CHD),
share risk factors. Excess levels of LDL-cholesterol have been overemphasized to uniformly …

Introduction A meta‐analysis of studies assessing the prevalence of hypertriglyceridemic
waist and an association with risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Materials and methods …