Anthropometric Predictors of Type 2 Diabetes Among White and Black Adults
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2015-06
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Hardy, Dale S.
Stallings, Davita T.
Garvin, Jane
Gachupin, Francine C.
Xu, Hongyan
Racette, Susan B.
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Objectives: To determine the best anthropometric measures for discrimination of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) among White and Black males and females: a body shape index (ABSI); body adiposity index (BAI); body mass index (BMI); waist circumference (WC); waist to height ratio (WHtR); waist to hip ratio (WHR); To identify Youden index cut-points for each anthropometric measure.
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Presented at American Diabetes Association’s 75th Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA, June 5-9, 2015
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African Americans, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Anthropometry