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Which anthropometric measures best indicate type 2 diabetes among Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin migrants in Finland? A cross-sectional study.

Natalia SkogbergTiina LaatikainenAnnamari LundqvistEero LiljaTommi HärkänenPäivikki Koponen
Published in: BMJ open (2018)
WC and WHtR performed overall the best across all study groups, however, accuracy of detection was lower particularly among Somali and Kurds. Currently used diabetes risk assessment tools assume a strong association between anthropometrics and diabetes. These tools need to be validated among non-Western populations.
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