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[Estimating the individual risk of diabetes: not on the grounds of overweight only].

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 1 Nov 2008

van 't Riet E, Alssema M, Nijpels G, Dekker J M

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Overweight (BMI level > or =25 kg/m2) and in particular high abdominal fat levels (waist circumference > or =88 cm in women and > or =102 cm in men), are among the main risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Results from the Hoorn Study show that 16.3% of overweight partici...

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