title: Anthropometric characteristics and type 2 diabetes in extremely obese Caucasian subjects: a cross-sectional study.
abstract: The associations between various anthropometric characteristics and type 2 diabetes were assessed in 1003 consecutive extremely obese Caucasian patients. Unlike BMI, measures of central obesity, and particularly WHR, were independently associated with type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Morbid Obesity Center, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway. Dag.Hofso@siv.no
authors.forename: Dag
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hofsø
authors.forename: Trond
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jenssen
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bollerslev
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Røislien
authors.forename: Helle
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hager
authors.forename: Jøran
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hjelmesaeth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001786:Blood Glucose; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose