title: Association of waist to hip ratio and family history with the prevalence of NIDDM among 25,272 adult, white females.
abstract: The independent association of waist to hip ratio (WHR), relative weight, and family history with the prevalence of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) was investigated in a population of 25,254 White females in the United States and Canada. A multivariate logistic analysis yielded standardized odds ratios of 1.47, 1.46, 1.54, and 1.14 for family history index, WHR, relative weight, and age, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rimm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D001835:Body Weight; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000473:pathology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States