Yonsei medical journal
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Yonsei medical journal · May 2016
Multicenter StudyVisceral Fat Mass Has Stronger Associations with Diabetes and Prediabetes than Other Anthropometric Obesity Indicators among Korean Adults.
This study determined which obesity measurement correlates the best with diabetes and prediabetes. ⋯ Visceral fat mass measured using DXA is an indicator of diabetes or prediabetes, due to its ability to differentiate between abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat.