TY - JOUR AU - Huerta, José María AU - Tormo, María-José AU - Chirlaque, María-Dolores AU - Gavrila, Diana AU - Amiano, Pilar AU - Arriola, Larraitz AU - Ardanaz, Eva AU - Rodríguez, Laudina AU - Sanchez-Perez, Maria-Jose AU - Mendez, Michelle AU - Salmerón, Diego AU - Barricarte, Aurelio AU - Burgui, Rosana AU - Dorronsoro, Miren AU - Larrañaga, Nerea AU - Molina-Montes, Esther AU - Moreno-Iribas, Conchi AU - Quirós, José Ramón AU - Toledo, Estefanía AU - Travier, Noémie AU - González, Carlos A. AU - Navarro, Carmen PY - 2013 DO - 10.1186/1472-6823-13-7 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1572 T2 - BMC endocrine disorders AB - Background: Obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A proper anthropometric characterisation of T2DM risk is essential for disease prevention and clinical risk assessement.Methods: Longitudinal study in 37 733 participants... LA - en PB - BioMed Central KW - Diabetes KW - Anthropometry KW - Obesity KW - Abdominal obesity KW - Body mass index KW - EPIC KW - Spain KW - Diabetes Mellitus KW - Antropometría KW - Obesidad KW - Obesidad Abdominal KW - Índice de Masa Corporal KW - España KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases::Metabolic Diseases::Glucose Metabolism Disorders::Diabetes Mellitus KW - Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Physical Examination::Anthropometry KW - Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Physical Examination::Body Constitution::Body Weights and Measures::Body Mass Index KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases::Nutrition Disorders::Overnutrition::Obesity::Obesity, Abdominal KW - Medical Subject Headings::Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain TI - Risk of type 2 diabetes according to traditional and emerging anthropometric indices in Spain, a Mediterranean country with high prevalence of obesity: results from a large-scale prospective cohort study. TY - research article ER -