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Body adiposity index in assessing the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus development: The Baependi Heart Study

Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome, ISSN: 1758-5996, Vol: 11, Issue: 1, Page: 76
2019
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Background: The association between diabetes and obesity is very well established. Faced with this, several anthropometric indices of adiposity are often involved in studies on diabetes. Our main goal in this paper is to evaluate the association between body adiposity index (BAI) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a sample of the Brazilian population after 5-year follow-up. Methods: The data used come from the Baependi Heart Study cohort, which consists of two periods: cycle 1 (2005-2006) and cycle 2 (2010-2013). Individuals of both sexes (n = 1121) were selected by excluding participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus at baseline or those that were lost to follow-up. Results: The diabetic subjects showed higher systolic blood pressure, BAI, body mass index, waist circumference and fasting glucose levels. In addition, using mixed-effects logistic regression, we found that the elevation of a single unit of BAI represented an increase of 8.4% in the risk of a patient developing T2DM (OR = 1.084 [95% CI 1.045-1.124]). Conclusions: Obesity is recognised as one of the most important risk factors for T2DM and BAI has proven to be a useful tool in estimating the risk of a patient developing T2DM in a Brazilian population.

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de Oliveira, Camila Maciel; Pavani, Jessica; Krieger, José Eduardo; de Oliveira Alvim, Rafael; Mourão-Junior, Carlos Alberto; da Costa Pereira, Alexandre

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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