title: Body mass index, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, waist-height ratio and risk for type 2 diabetes in women: a case-control study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the relationship between various anthropometric indexes and risk for type 2 diabetes in women.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case-control study of 168 cases with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes and 336 controls who were free of the disease. Cases and controls (ratio 1:2) were matched by age (±5 years). A questionnaire was used to collect information on possible risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for type 2 diabetes were calculated by conditional logistic regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After adjustment for possible confounders, increased risk for type 2 diabetes was associated with body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m(2) (OR 4.68, 95% CI 2.09-10.49), waist circumference (WC) >88 cm (OR 6.99, 95% CI 1.60-30.42) and waist-height ratio (WHtR) ≥0.5 (OR 3.15, 95% CI 1.91-15.81).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both general and central obesity are associated with type 2 diabetes. The results suggest that high BMI, WC and WHtR are significant risk factors for type 2 diabetes in women.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania. lina_radzeviciene@yahoo.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Radzevičienė
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ostrauskas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008097:Lithuania / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D055105:Waist Circumference; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio