Comparison of Anthropometric Characteristics in Predicting the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in the EPIC-Potsdam Study

• DOI: 10.2337/dc06-0895
• Publication Date: 2006-07-27T21:28:08Z
• Authors: Matthias B. Schulze; Christin Heidemann; Anja Schienkiewitz; Manuela M. Bergmann; Kurt Hoffmann; Heiner Boeing
• Keywords: Adult; Male; 2. Zero hunger; Anthropometry; Incidence; Middle Aged; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Risk Factors; Germany; Humans; Female; Societies, Medical; Aged

Obesity is a well-established risk factor for type 2 diabetes (1–3). However, while several studies (4–10) suggest that anthropometric measurements describe central fat distribution are superior in predicting compared with of general adiposity, this issue remains controversial (11–14). The aim study was to compare different and derived estimates body composition, particular BMI, waist-to-height ratio, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), metric index, percentage fat, their ability predict large prospective cohort men women.

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer Nutrition (EPIC)-Potsdam includes 27,548 subjects, 16,644 women aged mainly 35–65 years 10,904 40–65 years, from the population Potsdam, Germany, recruited between 1994 1998 (15). baseline examination included (16,17) as well personal interview questionnaire on prevalent diseases sociodemographic lifestyle characteristics. Follow-up questionnaires have been administered every 2–3 years. Response rates follow-up rounds 1, 2, 3, 4 were 96, 95, 91, 90% (31 August 2005), respectively. All potential incident cases verified by diagnosing physician using …