Body composition patterns among normal glycemic, pre-diabetic, diabetic health Chinese adults in community: NAHSIT 2013-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Central obesity is known to be associated with diabetes. Increasing lower extremity circumference was hypothesized in association with lower risk of diabetes.

Objective

This study determined which anthropometric patterns correlates the best with pre-diabetic and diabetic status among healthy adults.

Design

Cross-sectional study with nationwide population sampling of participants was designed.

Participants

In total, 1,358 ethnic Chinese adult participants were recruited from the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan 2013-2016; the whole-body composition was measured through dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Main outcome measures

Fat and lean mass in whole and specific parts of body among heathy Asian adults with normal glycemic, pre-diabetic, a

SUBMITTER: Lin SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7641370 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature