Associations of four obesity indices with diabetes mellitus in Korean middle-aged and older adults using the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES)
The WHR had the strongest association with DM, but was not a good DM index in older people. Therefore, age-related index criteria for DM, especially in women, were needed for the effective prevention and management of DM.
Authors
- Nam-Kyoo Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3354-7040)
- Yiseul Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-7211)
- Hyun‐Young Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6698-7368)
Institutions
- Korea National Institute of Health (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21567-0
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Korea National Institute of Health