title: Clinical aspects of obesity and diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Obesity is a major risk factor for Type 2 diabetes mellitus in all populations worldwide. Measuring obesity remains a controversial issue with the validity of some measures constantly being reviewed. Recent data have shown the usefulness of simple clinical measures like waist-circumference in predicting risk and monitoring intervention. While we lament the burden of obesity, it provides an opportunity for intervention, which could go a long way in ameliorating the burden of diabetes mellitus.
authors.forename: Rainford
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wilks
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago / Q000453:epidemiology; D014900:West Indies / Q000453:epidemiology