Associations between obesity indices and both type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose among West African adults: results from WHO STEPS surveys

Various obesity indices such as BMI, waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio, (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) are associated with the risk of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Given few studies examining the strength of the association in this population, we aimed to identify which obesity indices are most strongly associated with T2DM and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) among adults from five West African countries.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - June 2, 2021 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ayuba Issaka, Adrian J. Cameron, Yin Paradies, Jean B. Kiwallo, William K. Bosu, Y èssito Corine N. Houehanou, Chea S. Wesseh, Dismand S. Houinato, Diarra JP. Nazoum, Christopher Stevenson Source Type: research