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Waist size linked to diabetes risk in adult men

waist circumference greater than or equal to 40 inches--the cutoff recommended by the National Institutes of Health.

Men with waist circumference of 40 inches or greater and who also fell into the obese category with a BMI of 30 or greater were at more than twice the risk to get type 2 diabetes as were those who had a high BMI or a high waist circumference alone. In addition to measuring BMI, the investigators recommend that physicians and researchers measure waist circumference instead of the waist-to-hip ratio because it is a better measure of central obesity for predicting the risk of type 2 diabetes and is subject to fewer measurement errors.

The study authors also urge that more research on this topic be conducted with cohorts that include women and different ethnic and racial groups, since the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study only followed a cohort of largely white, professional men who are likely to be healthier than the average American.

"Comparison of abdominal adiposity and overall obesity in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes among men" was written by Youfa Wang, Eric B. Rimm, Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett and Frank B. Hu.

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Contact: Tim Parsons
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410-955-6878
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
17-Mar-2005

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