High prevalence of obesity, central obesity and abnormal glucose tolerance in the middle-aged Finnish population
Open Access
- 29 December 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 8 (1), 423
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-423
Abstract
There is a worldwide increase in the prevalence of obesity and disturbances in glucose metabolism. The aim of this study was to assess the current prevalence of obesity, central obesity and abnormal glucose tolerance in Finnish population, and to investigate the associations between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and abnormal glucose tolerance.Keywords
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