Waist Circumference and its Changes Are More Strongly Associated with the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes than Body Mass Index and Changes in Body Weight in Chinese Adults

General Info

Geography

China (CHN)

Tianjin

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 2008 - December, 2012

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Body mass index, Diabetes, Obesity

Citation

Authors

Fan Y, Wang R, Ding L, Meng Z, Zhang Q, Shen Y, Hu G, Liu M

Journal

J Nutr

Pages

1259-1265

Publication year

2020

Suggested citation

Fan Y, Wang R, Ding L, Meng Z, Zhang Q, Shen Y, Hu G, Liu M. Waist Circumference and its Changes Are More Strongly Associated with the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes than Body Mass Index and Changes in Body Weight in Chinese Adults. J Nutr. 2020; 150(5): 1259-1265.