Association of Waist-Height Ratio with Diabetes Risk: A 4-Year Longitudinal Retrospective Study.

Yoon Jeong SonJihyun KimHye Jeong ParkSe Eun ParkCheol Young ParkWon Young LeeKi Won OhSung Woo ParkEun Jung Rhee

Published in: Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) (2016)

Increased baseline WHtR and WC correlated with the development of diabetes after 4 years. WHtR might be a useful screening measurement to identify individuals at high risk for diabetes.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
body mass index
breast cancer risk