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Gender differences of visceral fat area for predicting incident type 2 diabetes in Koreans

Endocrinology
Author
EH Kim et al
Used Parameters : BFM, VFA

Publication Year : 2018

Country : Korea

Journal : Diabetes Reseach and Clinical practice

Aims Visceral fat accumulation is known to be an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes. We aimed to determine the optimal cutoff values of visceral fat area (VFA) for predicting incident type 2 diabetes in Koreans. Methods Our study population consisted of 13,004 individuals initially free of type 2 diabetes the ages between 20 and 69 years, who underwent routine health examinations between January 2012 and December 2012 and returned for follow–up examinations between January 2016 and December 2016. VFA …
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