Informational value of percent body fat with body mass index for the risk of abnormal blood glucose: a nationally representative cross-sectional study.

To examine the value of percent body fat (%BF) with body mass index (BMI) to assess the risk of abnormal blood glucose (ABG) among US adults who are normal weight or overweight. We hypothesised that normal-weight population with higher %BF is more likely to have ABG.

 

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Jo A, Mainous Iii AG. Informational value of percent body fat with body mass index for the risk of abnormal blood glucose: a nationally representative cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2018 Apr 13;8(4):e019200. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019200.