Relationship of Body Size and Shape to the Development of Diabetes in the Diabetes Prevention Program
Open Access
- 1 November 2006
- Vol. 14 (11), 2107-2117
- https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2006.246
Abstract
Objective: We report the effects of several different measures of body size at baseline on the subsequent development of diabetes. High levels of body fat predict the onset of diabetes, but this asso...Keywords
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