… abdominal obesity and type 2 diabetes in adulthood, independently of adult SES in a
homogenous population of Ghanaians … study, adjustment for fat-free mass as a measure of …

… were the main risk factors for MS in the diabetic population. … studies that obesity and other
indicators of metabolic syndrome … high central adiposity and hence fell within the high central …

… rising menace of general obesity, central obesity and type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study
is to measure the prevalence of central obesity among an African diabetic population and to …

… relation to T2DM deviate in the Ghanaian population from the WHO established reference
cut-… [23], [24], our findings show WHR as a better anthropometric measurement associated with …

… risk factors of diabetes mellitus or type 2 diabetes among adults in … WHO guidelines Obesity
and risk of DM2 Measures of central (… of the entire Ghanaian adult population, and hence, the …

… Obesity is a known risk factor for several health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, … of
individual SNPs with obesity measures in non-African populations have shown limited success …

… with an adjusted effect measure and provided the … that the high odds of overweight and obesity
in this population may be … that having central obesity was associated with general obesity, …

… position before taking blood pressure measurements. The … to minimize the risk of
contracting type 2 diabetes [45]. … prevalence of type 2 diabetes among older people in Africa: …

… in this population, we aimed to identify which obesity indices … as an alternative measure of
abdominal obesity [16]. WHtR … , Benin, Liberia, and Ghana participated. Data were collected …

… Likewise, WHR as a measure of fat distribution necessitates endpoints … central obesity
between varied racial groups has also been questioned (20). BAI is also limited by severe obesity …