Correlation between body mass index and anthropometric indexes of abdominal obesity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Objective: To investigate the correlation between body mass index and anthropometric indicators of abdominal obesity in a group of patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted with 130 type 2 diabetic patients followed in a reference institution in Fortaleza, Cear...

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Main Authors: Soraia Pinheiro Machado, Daniele Gomes Cassias Rodrigues, Kátia Danielle Araújo Lourenço Viana, Helena Alves de Carvalho Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de Fortaleza 2012-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
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Online Access:http://www.unifor.br/images/pdfs/rbps/2012.4_artigo15.pdf