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With body mass index (BMI) failing to distinguish the mass of fat from lean, several novel predicted equations for predicted fat mass (FM), predicted lean mass (LM) and predicted per cent fat (PF) were recently developed and validated. Our aim was to explore whether the three novel parameters could better predict diabetes mellitus (DM) than the commonly used obesity indicators, including BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference and waist-hip ratio.Design
A 15-year prospective cohort was used.Setting
It was a prospective cohort, consisting of a general Chinese population from 1992 to 2007.Participants
This cohort enrolled 711 people. People suffering from DM at baseline (n=24) were excluded, and 687 non-diabetics with complete data were included
SUBMITTER: Liu L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9174812 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature