Waist circumference thresholds predicting incident dysglycaemia and type 2 diabetes in Black African men and women.

Julia H GoedeckeKim A NguyenClement KufeMaphoko MasemolaTinashe ChikoworeAmy E MendhamShane A NorrisNigel J CrowtherFredrik KarpeTommy OlssonAndre Pascal KengneLisa K Micklesfield

Published in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2022)

We show for the first time using prospective cohort data from Africa that the IDF Europid WC thresholds are not appropriate for an African population, and show that African-specific WC thresholds perform better than the IDF Europid thresholds to predict incident dysglycaemia and T2D.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
body mass index
cardiovascular disease
body weight
electronic health record
glycemic control
big data
insulin resistance
machine learning
metabolic syndrome
weight loss