Waist circumference as the best predictor of noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) compared to body mass index, waist/hip ratio and other anthropometric measurements in Mexican Americans--a 7-year prospective study.

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Published in Obes Res on January 01, 1997

Authors

M Wei1, S P Gaskill, S M Haffner, M P Stern

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284-7873, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Incidence of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Mexican Americans | NCT00005205

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk In Mexico City (San Antonio Heart Study) | NCT00005146

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