Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2910159 | Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
In a population of middle-aged or elderly Japanese men and women, both waist circumference and BMI were strongly, positively associated with HbA1c concentrations. The determined optimal cutoff points for waist circumference did not support the current Japanese criterion for abdominal adiposity.
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Authors
Daigo Yoshida, Kengo Toyomura, Jin Fukumoto, Naoyuki Ueda, Keizo Ohnaka, Masahiro Adachi, Ryoichi Takayanagi, Suminori Kono,