Impact of abdominal obesity on the risk of glioma development in patients with diabetes: A nationwide population-based cohort study in Korea.

Hyunji SangYun Kyung ChoKyung Do Han Eun Hee Koh

Published in: PloS one (2023)

Abdominal obesity was associated with the development of gliomas in diabetic patients in a nationwide population-based database. Further study is needed in diabetic patients to stratify the risk for glioma development according to WC and to establish the underlying mechanism of carcinogenesis.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
weight loss
emergency department
high grade
adipose tissue
body mass index
skeletal muscle