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Body mass index and waist circumference associate to a comparable degree with insulin resistance and related metabolic abnormalities in South Asian women and men

Diabetes & vascular disease research, 2012-10, Vol.9 (4), p.296-300 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

The Author(s) 2012 ;ISSN: 1479-1641 ;EISSN: 1752-8984 ;DOI: 10.1177/1479164111433578 ;PMID: 22278736

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Title:
Body mass index and waist circumference associate to a comparable degree with insulin resistance and related metabolic abnormalities in South Asian women and men
Author: Abbasi, Fahim ; Malhotra, Donna ; Mathur, Ashish ; Reaven, Gerald M ; Molina, César R
Subjects: Adiposity - ethnology ; Adult ; Asia, Southeastern - ethnology ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Biomarkers - blood ; Blood Glucose - analysis ; Blood Pressure ; Body Mass Index ; C-Reactive Protein - analysis ; California - epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Dyslipidemias - ethnology ; Female ; Fibrinogen - analysis ; Humans ; Hypertension - ethnology ; Insulin - blood ; Insulin Resistance - ethnology ; Lipids - blood ; Male ; Metabolic Syndrome - blood ; Metabolic Syndrome - ethnology ; Metabolic Syndrome - physiopathology ; Middle Aged ; Obesity - blood ; Obesity - ethnology ; Obesity - physiopathology ; Sex Factors ; Waist Circumference - ethnology
Is Part Of: Diabetes & vascular disease research, 2012-10, Vol.9 (4), p.296-300
Description: Aim: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) associate to a comparable degree with insulin resistance and cardiometabolic risk factors in South Asians. Methods: We measured blood pressure and fasting glucose, insulin, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and fibrinogen and calculated the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in a community-based sample of 923 nondiabetic South Asians. Results: BMI and WC were highly correlated in both genders (r = 0.82 and 0.87). The relationship between BMI and values of blood pressure, glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, triglyceride, HDL-C, hs-CRP, and fibrinogen was comparable to that between WC and these variables. Fasting insulin and HOMA-IR correlated most strongly with BMI (r = 0.49 to 0.56) and WC (r = 0.52 to 0.59). Conclusion: These results show that BMI and WC associate to a comparable degree with estimates of insulin resistance and related metabolic abnormalities in South Asians.
Publisher: London, England: SAGE Publications
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1479-1641
EISSN: 1752-8984
DOI: 10.1177/1479164111433578
PMID: 22278736
Source: Journals@Ovid Open Access Journal Collection Rolling
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Body mass index and waist circumference associate to a comparable degree with insulin resistance and related metabolic abnormalities in South Asian women and men

The Author(s) 2012 ;ISSN: 1479-1641 ;EISSN: 1752-8984 ;DOI: 10.1177/1479164111433578 ;PMID: 22278736

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