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Associations and predictive performance of 11 anthropometric measures with incident type 2 diabetes: A prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank.

Jirapitcha BoonporSolange Parra-SotoAtefeh TalebiZiyi ZhouFernanda Carrasco-MarinFanny Petermann-RochaPaul WelshJill P PellNaveed SattarJason M R GillStuart Robert GrayCarlos Celis-MoralesFrederick Ka Wing Ho
Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2023)
Although most adiposity markers were associated with type 2 diabetes, the magnitude of the associations differed. WHtR had the strongest associations and predictive ability for type 2 diabetes and thus could be a more suitable marker for clinical use.
Keyphrases
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • insulin resistance
  • glycemic control
  • adipose tissue
  • cross sectional
  • metabolic syndrome
  • physical activity
  • weight gain
  • weight loss