Ethnic comparisons of the cross-sectional relationships between measures of body size with diabetes and hypertension

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Ethnic comparisons of the cross-sectional relationships between measures of body size with diabetes and hypertension

Recent estimates indicate that two billion people are overweight or obese and hence are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and its comorbidities. However, this may be an underestimate of the true extent of the problem, as the current method used to define overweight may lack sensitivity, pa...

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Main Authors:	Huxley, Rachel, James, W., Barzi, F., Patel, J., Lear, S., Suriyawongpaisal, P., Janus, E., Caterson, I., Zimmet, P., Prabhakaran, D., Reddy, S., Woodward, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2008
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39921

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