Secular and race/ethnic trends in glycemic outcomes by BMI in US adults: The role of waist circumference.

Sandra S AlbrechtElizabeth Mayer-DavisBarry M Popkin

Published in: Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews (2017)

Diabetes prevalence rose over time among individuals with class II/III obesity and may be partly due to increasing waist circumference. Anthropometric measures did not appear to account for temporal increases in prediabetes, nor did they attenuate race/ethnic disparities in diabetes. Reasons underlying these trends require further investigation.

Keyphrases

body mass index
type diabetes
glycemic control
weight gain
cardiovascular disease
body weight
insulin resistance
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
physical activity
risk factors
body composition
skeletal muscle