Association of waist to hip ratio and family history with the prevalence of NIDDM among 25,272 adult, white females.
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 81 (4) , 507-509
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.81.4.507
Abstract
The independent association of waist to hip ratio (WHR), relative weight, and family history with the prevalence of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) was investigated in a population of 25,254 White females in the United States and Canada. A multivariate logistic analysis yielded standardized odds ratios of 1.47, 1.46, 1.54, and 1.14 for family history index, WHR, relative weight, and age, respectively.Keywords
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