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ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2024

Gender-Specific Fat Distribution and Association with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Study of Adiposity Indicators (DEXA, BMI, Waist-to-Hip Ratio) in Adults from Qatar.

Duaa Yousif, Nouran ElTantawi, Ahmed Badr, Zainab Nurulhaque, Almaha Al-Jabri, Yunes Mohammed Haithm, Najlaa Al-Meraikhi, Tawanda Chivese, Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu

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Article in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Duaa YousifCollege of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-9148-8598
Nouran ElTantawiCollege of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-6090-9238
Ahmed BadrCollege of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Zainab NurulhaqueCollege of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Almaha Al-JabriCollege of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Yunes Mohammed HaithmCollege of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Najlaa Al-MeraikhiCollege of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Tawanda ChiveseDepartment of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Giridhara Rathnaiah BabuDepartment of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Qatar University · QA

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Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the difference in adiposity measured by DEXA between people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and those without. Moreover, we investigated the most reliable adiposity measure for discriminating people with T2DM from those without in clinical settings. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from the database of Qatar Biobank (QBB), which comprised adults with a previous diagnosis of T2DM mellitus in Qatar. Results: Among the participants with T2DM, males had less fat in the leg region, while females had less fat in the legs and gynoid regions, compared to individuals without T2DM. Females with T2DM had a higher average BMI. Moreover, the odds of having an abnormal waist-to-hip ratio were higher in males and females with T2DM compared to persons without T2DM. Conclusion: There were different patterns of fat deposition in males and females with T2DM. T2DM was associated with a higher BMI in females only. The odds of abnormal waist-hip ratio were higher in individuals with T2DM of both genders. Waist-hip ratio showed reliable discrimination for T2DM and has implications for clinical practice.

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adipositybody fat distributionQatar Biobanktype 2 diabetes mellituswaist Hip ratio

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