Differences in Body Composition Convey a Similar Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Different Ethnic Groups With Disparate Cardiometabolic Risk—The HELIUS Study

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We found that despite large differences in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among different ethnic groups, the association between different measures of body composition and type 2 diabetes is roughly the same in all ethnic groups. WHR seems to be the most reliable and consistent predictor of type 2 diabetes regardless of ethnic background.

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