Neck Circumference Is Better Associated Than Waist Circumference at Insulin Resistance in Bantu Population from Brazzaville in Republic of Congo
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Waist circumference is a better predictor than body mass index of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes.
UNLABELLED Summay: BACKGROUND Insulin resistance is an important pathogenic factor in type 2 diabetes patents. An easy and efficiency measurement predicting insulin resistance; which can be done easily by type 2 patients is desired. OBJECTIVE To examine whether waist circumference is a better predictor of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes than body mass index (BMI). METHODS From a pop...
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عنوان ژورنال: Science Journal of Clinical Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2327-2724
DOI: 10.11648/j.sjcm.20211001.12