The impact of using sagittal abdominal diameter to predict major cardiovascular events in European patients with type 2 diabetes

Obesity is associated with diabetes type 2 and one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease. We explored if sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) is a better predictor of major cardiovascular events than waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) in type 2 diabetes.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - February 14, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Karin R ådholm, Anders Tengblad, Elsa Dahlén, Toste Länne, Jan Engvall, Fredrik H. Nystrom, Carl Johan Östgren Source Type: research