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Adiposity phenotypes are associated with type-2 diabetes: LAP index, body adiposity index, and neck circumference.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Nov 2017
Marcadenti Aline, Fuchs Flavio D, Moreira Leila B, Gus Miguel, Fuchs Sandra C
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Adiposity phenotypes can be detected by anthropometric indexes associated with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Besides body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), new indices seem to be able to identify T2DM. This study aimed to evaluate independent associations of T2DM with lipid accumulation product (LAP index), neck circumference (NC) and body adiposity index (BAI) in patients...
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