| Title |
Ratio of Trunk to Leg Volume as a New Body Shape Metric for Diabetes and Mortality
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0068716 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joseph P. Wilson, Alka M. Kanaya, Bo Fan, John A. Shepherd |
| Abstract |
Body shape is a known risk factor for diabetes and mortality, but the methods estimating body shape, BMI and waist circumference are crude. We determined whether a novel body shape measure, trunk to leg volume ratio, was independently associated with diabetes and mortality. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 70% |
| France | 1 | 10% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 1 | 10% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 60% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 30% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Peru | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 58 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 13 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 11% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 16% |
| Unknown | 17 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 21% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 11% |
| Engineering | 5 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 7% |
| Sports and Recreations | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 8 | 13% |
| Unknown | 20 | 33% |