Abstract Purpose of Review Overweight and obesity are well-established risk factors for type
2 diabetes. However, a substantial number of individuals develop the disease at …

Obesity is associated with multiple negative health consequences and current weight
management guidelines recommend all obese persons to lose weight. However, recent …

Background Obesity, especially visceral obesity, plays an important role in the progression
of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The body roundness index (BRI) is a new measure of …

Background The association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality is not
conclusive, especially in East Asian populations. Furthermore, the association has been …

OBJECTIVE To prospectively evaluate the association between modifiable lifestyle factors
and peripheral artery disease (PAD) among individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) …

The pandemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been largely attributed to the
increasing prevalence of worldwide obesity at a geometric rate. However, the number of non …

OBJECTIVE Obesity is a key risk factor for type 2 diabetes; however, up to 20% of patients
are normal weight. Our aim was to identify metabolite patterns reproducibly predictive of BMI …

Purpose The metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR) index is an emerging
surrogate predictor of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study aimed to evaluate the …

Background: Insulin resistance (IR) can precede the dysglycemic states of prediabetes and
type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) by a number of years and is an early marker of risk for …

Background Precision medicine has the potential to improve cardiovascular disease (CVD)
risk prediction in individuals with Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods We conducted a …