Association of adiponectin gene polymorphism and waist to height ratio in an Iranian population
Association of adiponectin gene polymorphism and waist to height ratio in an Iranian population
- Introduction
- Method
- Results
- Discussion
- References
- Obesity is a significant risk factor for several important diseases, including coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, some forms of tumors and musculoskeletal disorders (1).
- The prevalence of obesity and overweight in developing countries, including Iran, is increasing(2,3).
- waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) can be effective for the diagnosis of abdominal obesity and the risk of type 2 diabetes(4).
- WHtR had the highest risk-adjusted incidence of diabetes than other anthropometric indicators.
- According to a study on a group of men, a strong correlation was found between WHtR and the risk of type 2 diabetes. This study determined WHtR as the best predictor of obesity and diabetes in adult males, because the predictive power of anthropometric indicators in each population varies from race to race, suggesting that WHtR should be used as a screening indicator (5-8).
