ABSI is a poor predictor of insulin resistance in Chinese adults and elderly without diabetes
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online); 62 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: Recently, a new obesity index (A Body Shape Index, ABSI) based on waist circumference (WC) was developed, and high ABSI corresponds to a more central concentration of body volume. It is well known that central obesity is closely linked with insulin resistance (IR). Therefore, our stu...
Pueblo Asiatico, Glucemia/análisis, Índice de Masa Corporal, Tamaño Corporal/etnología, Tamaño Corporal/fisiología, China, Estudios Transversales, Homeostasis/fisiología, Resistencia a la Insulina/etnología, Resistencia a la Insulina/fisiología, Estándares de Referencia, Valores de Referencia, Factores de Riesgo, Sensibilidad y Especificidad, Estadísticas no Paramétricas, Somatotipos