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Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research



    Study of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Hip Ratio(WHR) in Type II Diabetes Mellitus Subjects


    Dr.Swapnil Baliram Shinde , Dr.Dadasaheb Shankarrao Kulkarni , Dr Sudhir L. Tungikar
    JCDR. 2023: 1720-1727

    Abstract

    Background- Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycemia. Obesity is a major potentially modifiable risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Clinical evidence suggests that the association of diabetes with central obesity is stronger than its association with general fat. Waist circumference and waist/hip ratio have been used as measures of central obesity and body mass index has been used as a measure of general obesity

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