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Increases in Waist Circumference and Weight As Predictors of Type 2 Diabetes in Individuals With Impaired Fasting Glucose: Influence of Baseline BMI

Alain Gautier, Ronan Roussel, Pierre Henri Ducluzeau, Céline Lange, Sylviane Vol, Beverley Balkau, Fabrice Bonnet

Diabetes Care · 2010 · 66 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

In individuals with IFG, it is important to monitor and prevent increases in waist circumference, in particular for those with BMI <25 kg/m(2).

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The Metabolic Syndrome as Predictor of Type 2 Diabetes

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Adipocyte Turnover: Relevance to Human Adipose Tissue Morphology

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Changes in Body Weight and Body Fat Distribution as Risk Factors for Clinical Diabetes in US Men

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The Natural Course of β-Cell Function in Nondiabetic and Diabetic Individuals

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