Hip Circumference and Incident Metabolic Risk Factors in Chinese Men and Women: The Peoples Republic of China Study

摘要

BackgroundThe associations between adiposity and metabolic risk factors have been suggested to vary across ethnicities. Studies in Caucasians have shown that after adjusting for waist circumference and body mass index (BMI), a larger hip circumference may be protective for metabolic risk factors. To our knowledge, these associations have never been examined in a Chinese population.