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Differences in Body Composition Convey a Similar Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Different Ethnic Groups With Disparate Cardiometabolic Risk-The HELIUS Study.

Marleen ZethofCharlotte M MosterdDidier CollardHenrike GalenkampCharles AgyemangMax NieuwdorpDaniël H van RaalteBert-Jan H Van Den Born
Published in: Diabetes care (2021)
The association between differences in body composition and type 2 diabetes is roughly the same in all ethnic groups. WHR seems the most reliable and consistent predictor of type 2 diabetes regardless of ethnic background.
Keyphrases
  • body composition
  • resistance training
  • bone mineral density
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • postmenopausal women
  • metabolic syndrome