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Freemantle, Nick, Holmes, J. (Jeremy), Hockey, A. and Kumar, Sudhesh (2008) How strong is the association between abdominal obesity and the incidence of type 2 diabetes? International Journal of Clinical Practice, Volume 62 (Number 9). pp. 1391-1396. doi:10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01805.x
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Abstract
Background: Quantitative evidence on the strength of the association between abdominal obesity and the incidence of type 2 diabetes was assessed.
Methods: Systematic review of longitudinal studies assessing the relationship between measures reflecting abdominal obesity and the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Results: There was a strong association between measures reflecting abdominal obesity and the incidence of type 2 diabetes, the pooled odds ratio was 2.14 (95% CI: 1.70-2.71; p < 0.0001). Waist circumference (WC) was at least as good as other measures in predicting outcome. Conclusions: There is a strong association between measures reflecting abdominal obesity and the development of type 2 diabetes. Reducing WC may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) > Biological Sciences ( -2010) Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Diabetes , Obesity, Meta-analysis, Systematic reviews (Medical research) | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Clinical Practice | ||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc | ||||
| ISSN: | 1368-5031 | ||||
| Official Date: | September 2008 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 62 | ||||
| Number: | Number 9 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 6 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1391-1396 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01805.x | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||
| Funder: | Sanofi Aventis (Firm) |
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