| Waist-to-hip ratio is a better anthropometric index than body mass index for predicting the risk of type 2 diabetes in Taiwanese population. | |
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PMID: 20934599 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Body mass index (BMI) has been reported to be related to the risk of type 2 diabetes and hypertension. However, waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) can better reflect the accumulation of intra-abdominal fat and might be a better predictor than BMI of the risk of type 2 diabetes and hypertension. We hypothesized that other anthropometric indices rather than BMI could more accurately predict the risk of type 2 diabetes and hypertension. The purpose of this study was to determine which anthropometric index can be a better predictor for forecasting the risk of type 2 diabetes and hypertension in the Taiwanese population. We conducted a cross-sectional study and reviewed data derived from the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan, 1993-1996. The subjects were 2545 men and 2562 women, aged 18 to 96 years. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used to measure the predictive diabetic and hypertensive performance of each anthropometric measurement based on the area under the curve (AUC). Among 5 anthropometric indices, WHR had a significantly adjusted odds ratio (OR) and the highest AUC (0.72 for men and 0.80 for women) to predict the risk of type 2 diabetes. Although BMI had a significantly adjusted OR, the AUC was not the highest among the 5 anthropometric indices used to predict the risk of hypertension. Our findings suggested that WHR is a better anthropometric index for predicting the risk of type 2 diabetes, and the optimal cutoff values of WHR are considered as 0.89 for men and 0.82 for women in the Taiwanese population. |
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Authors:
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Chien-Hsiang Cheng; Chien-Chang Ho; Chin-Feng Yang; Yi-Chia Huang; Cheng-Hsiu Lai; Yung-Po Liaw |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) Volume: 30 ISSN: 1879-0739 ISO Abbreviation: Nutr Res Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-11 Completed Date: 2011-01-19 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8303331 Medline TA: Nutr Res Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 585-93 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Critical Care and Respiratory Therapy, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 407, Taiwan. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Anthropometry / methods* Area Under Curve Asian Continental Ancestry Group* Biological Markers Body Mass Index* Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / ethnology*, etiology Female Humans Hypertension / ethnology*, etiology Male Middle Aged Odds Ratio ROC Curve Risk Factors Taiwan Waist-Hip Ratio* |
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