Cell & Developmental Biology
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Abstract

WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE AS THE BEST PREDICTOR OF BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL COMPARED WITH BODY MASS INDEX AMONG HEALTHY ADULTS IN SUMEDANG, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA 2020

Firda Muthia Elsyanty is a General Practitioner at the Sumedang General Hospital, West Java, Indonesia

Obesity is strongly related to the increase of blood glucose level hence identified as a predictor of metabolic disease such as Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. However, the obesity measurement parameters to predict blood glucose level still vary. The aim of this study is to investigate whether waist circumference (WC) or body mass index (BMI) is the best predictor of blood glucose level among healthy adult.

Published Date: 2020-08-31;