The risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus according to the categories of body mass index: the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES)

ConclusionsThe risk of T2DM tends to increase proportionally to the level of BMI categories from overweight to severe obese group. Further studies should be considered to identify the incidental relationship between underweight and T2DM.

Source: Acta Diabetologica - February 17, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research