Association of BMI and WC for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes among Brazilian adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate how body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) may be associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in Brazilian adolescents.

Methods

Cross-sectional study using data from the Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA) including adolescents aged 12-17 years. The relationship between adiposity and T2DM was investigated using ordinal logistic regression models. To study the association between adiposity categories and the occurrence of insulin resistance, linear regression models were used.

Results

The prevalence of T2DM for the same BMI category did not increase with the presence of high WC. Regarding insulin resistance, for the same BMI categories, having a high WC resulted in a higher prevalence of

SUBMITTER: Bandeira CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11763841 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature