title: [Effects of new body shape index on prevalence of diabetes mellitus and fasting blood glucose].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effects of a new body shape index (ABSI) on the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and Fasting blood-glucose (FBG) in elders in Chengdu.
  
  
  METHODS
  In May 2007, a total of 685 subjects were recruited by random sampling, with an average age of (63.3±10.2) years. All subjects received standardized questionnaires, physical examinations and laboratory tests for analyzing the relationship between ABSI with the prevalence of FBG and DM.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall trend of FBG increased with rising ABSI (P<0.001). But the impact of ABSI on the prevalence trend of DM was not obvious (P=0.334). According to logistic regression analysis adjusting for confounders, ABSI was not a risk factor of DM. Relative to the lowest quartile of ABSI, the odds ratio of DM prevalence was 1.093 (95% CI: 0.617-1.937, P=0.761), 0.844 (95% CI: 0.469-1.517, P=0.570) and 0.684 (95% CI: 0.373-1.256, P=0.221) at the second, third and fourth quartiles respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ABSI is not associated with the prevalence of DM in middle-aged and elderly people in Chengdu. Further cohort study are required for clarifying the ethnic difference of ABSI.
authors.affiliation: Hospitol of Chengdu Office, People's Government of Tibetan Autonomous Region, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Liming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; Email: chenxp13@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Sen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jiyun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Longxin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose