Journal article
Ethnic differences in the relationships between obesity and glucose-metabolic abnormalities: a cross-sectional population-based study
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:To evaluate whether body mass index (BMI) and other anthropometric indices of visceral obesity vary by ethnic group in their distribution and their relationship to metabolic abnormalities.DESIGN:Cross-sectional study.PARTICIPANTS:Canadian men and women, aged 35–75 years, of South Asian (n=342), Chinese (n=317), European (n=326) and Aboriginal (n=301) descent were recruited using stratified random sampling.PRIMARY …
Authors
Razak F; Anand S; Vuksan V; Davis B; Jacobs R; Teo KK; Yusuf S
Journal
International Journal of Obesity, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 656–667
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
6 2005
DOI
10.1038/sj.ijo.0802937
ISSN
0307-0565