Several studies show that obesity is associated with risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the most appropriate indicator of obesity measurement to predict the occurrence of T2DM is still varies.The purpose of the study is to identify whether indicator of general obesity or central obesity which has a more strong relationship to T2DM. Methods: Design of the study was a cross section…
Obesity is a risk factor of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but the obesity indicator having most clear association still varies. The purpose of the study was to determine cut-off point of three different indicators of obesity body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-height ratio (WHtR) and compare the three indicators of obesity in detecting of T2DM. The study was a secon…