title: Association between anthropometric measures of obesity and insulin resistance in a self-selected group of Indigenous Australians.
abstract: Anthropometric markers of obesity are simple means that may be used as markers of cardiovascular risk and insulin resistance. We compare body mass index, waist circumference and waist hip ratio as tools to screen for insulin resistance in 81 overweight Indigenous Australians using ROC curve analysis. Body mass index and waist circumference emerged as better predictors of insulin resistance compared with waist hip ratio.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Medicine, The University of Queensland, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. lionel.chan@uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Lionel C K
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Ware
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kesting
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marczak
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Good
authors.forename: Joanne T E
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012372:ROC Curve; D012307:Risk Factors; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002096:C-Peptide