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Published in: Diabetologia 5/2012

01-05-2012 | Letter

Women develop type 2 diabetes at a higher body mass index than men

Authors: S. Paul, G. Thomas, A. Majeed, K. Khunti, K. Klein

Published in: Diabetologia | Issue 5/2012

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To the Editor: Logue et al explored the association between age, sex and BMI at the time of diagnosis of type 2 diabetes using a large cohort of patients from Scottish diabetes register [1]. They reported a significant difference in the inverse relationships between age and BMI for men and women. They also observed marked differences in the average BMI levels for men and women at younger ages, which narrowed down with advancing age. …
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Logue J, Walker JJ, Colhoun H et al (2011) Do men develop type 2 diabetes at lower body mass indices than women? Diabetologia 54:3003–3006PubMedCrossRef
Metadata
Title
Women develop type 2 diabetes at a higher body mass index than men
Authors
S. Paul
G. Thomas
A. Majeed
K. Khunti
K. Klein
Publication date
01-05-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Diabetologia / Issue 5/2012
Print ISSN: 0012-186X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-012-2496-2

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