Abstract:
PURPOSE:Using three-dimensional (3D) scanning data along with other existing subject's medical profiles to search for better anthropometric markers in association with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM). METHODS:In this cross-sectional study with 6007 subjects undergoing health examination in a period of 3 years, the authors adopted data from 3D scanning with hundreds of body measures and conducted factor analysis to search for practical indicators better associated with type 2 DM. A multiple logistic regression model was used to analyze strength of association between indicators and presence of type 2 DM. RESULTS:The trunk component derived from factor analysis was positively associated with type 2 DM, regardless of obesity status. However, lower limbs component was found to be negatively associated with type 2 DM in the same stratifications. Waist was thus found as the strongest indicator among practical measures of trunk component. The strength of association between thigh and type 2 DM was found to be the highest among practical measures of lower limbs component. A marker from taking the ratio of waist to thigh (WTR) was derived from the approach which was found to be the best indicator for association with type 2 DM while comparing to body-mass index, waist circumference, or waist-hip ratio. CONCLUSION:This study offers a low-cost, noninvasive practical marker that is better associated with the presence of type 2 DM. WTR, with further study, may be used in clinical practice, epidemiological study, and preventive medicine in the future.
journal_name
Ann Epidemioljournal_title
Annals of epidemiologyauthors
Chuang YC,Hsu KH,Hwang CJ,Hu PM,Lin TM,Chiou WKdoi
10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.04.014keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2006-05-01 00:00:00pages
321-31issue
5eissn
1047-2797issn
1873-2585pii
S1047-2797(05)00264-4journal_volume
16pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.07.104
更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2007-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s1047-2797(02)00253-3
更新日期:2003-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s1047-2797(97)00127-0
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.03.007
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.06.096
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/1047-2797(93)90131-m
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type:
doi:10.1016/s1047-2797(97)00206-8
更新日期:1998-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1999-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.10.006
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.05.007
更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1997-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.07.014
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.10.001
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.06.105
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s1047-2797(96)00024-5
更新日期:1996-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.08.013
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2019.10.003
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.03.007
更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s1047-2797(97)00084-7
更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00