| Autor: |
Louise Bennet, Karin Stenkula, Samuel W Cushman, Kerstin Brismar |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1471-2458 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12889-016-3892-1 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background The aim of this study was to identify corresponding body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference cut-offs for equivalent levels of insulin sensitivity in a Middle Eastern immigrant population compared with native Swedes. Methods Citizens of Malmö, Sweden aged 30 to 75 years, who were born in Iraq or Sweden, were in 2010–2012 invited to participate in a health examination including anthropometrics, oral glucose tolerance test, fasting samples and interviews concerning sociodemographic factors and lifestyle behaviours. Results In total, 1176 individuals born in Iraq and 688 born in Sweden, without previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes, participated in the study. In normal weight participants (BMI |
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