Key result
High waist-to-hip ratio linked to ~8-fold greater diabetes risk in middle-aged adults with impaired glucose tolerance.
Why the study?
Does a high waist to hip ratio increase the occurrence of diabetes in middle-aged subjects with impaired glucose tolerance?
Observational (n=183)
Does a high waist to hip ratio increase the occurrence of diabetes in middle-aged subjects with impaired glucose tolerance?
Odds Ratio: 8 (95% CI 2.2–29.4)
A high waist-to-hip ratio is strongly associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes in middle-aged individuals with impaired glucose tolerance.
The association between the waist to hip ratio (WHR) and the occurrence of diabetes was assessed among 183 middle-aged Finnish subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) defined according to the 1985 WHO criteria. As estimated by multivariate logistic regression analysis, the odds ratio of diabetes at the high value of WHR was 8.0 (95% Cl: 2.2–29.4) times as great as that at the low value. The conclusion is that the middle-aged IGT subjects with a high WHR are more prone to diabetes than those with a low WHR.
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Qiao et al. (1997) conducted an observational in Impaired glucose tolerance (n=183). High waist to hip ratio vs. Low waist to hip ratio was evaluated on Occurrence of diabetes (OR 8.0, 95% CI 2.2-29.4). A high waist to hip ratio was associated with an increased risk of diabetes compared to a low ratio among middle-aged subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (OR 8.0; 95% CI 2.2-29.4).
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