A study on body mass index and its correlation with type 2 diabetes.
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2014-10
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Obesity and increases in body weight are among the most important risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Obesity contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Body mass index is also known as obesity index. Body mass index is a strong and independent risk factor for being diagnosed in cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus. There is a high risk of type 2 diabetes in those who have a higher body mass index. The present study has been done with the objective of finding correlation between BMI and type 2 diabetes.
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Body mass index, Obesity, Hyperglycemia, Type 2 diabetes, Hypertension
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Jain Subhash Chand, Gupta Rameshwar Prasad, Gupta Deepak, Jain Madhu Kanta. A study on body mass index and its correlation with type 2 diabetes. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2014 Oct-Dec; 2(4): 1638-1641.