Internal Medicine: Open Access

Internal Medicine: Open Access
Open Access

ISSN: 2165-8048

Research Article - (2016) Volume 6, Issue 3

Visceral Fat Volume is a Better Predictor for Insulin Resistance than Abdominal Wall Fat Index in Patients with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Ozlem Ozer Cakir1*, Mehmet Yildiz2 and Mustafa Kulaksizoglu3
1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Education and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
2Ministry of Health, Deparment of Internal Medicine, Diskapi Education and Research Hospital, Turkey
3Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Meram School of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey
*Corresponding Author: Ozlem Ozer Cakir, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Konya Education and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey, Tel: +90 332 2211000; 0532 1754014 Email:

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