Original paper
Pancreatic beta cell/islet mass and body mass index
Abstract
Body mass index (BMI) is widely used to define obesity. In studies of pancreatic beta-cell/islet mass, BMI is also a common standard for matching control subjects in comparative studies along with age and sex, based on the existing dogma of their significant positive correlation reported in the literature. We aimed to test the feasibility of BMI and BSA to assess obesity and predict beta-cell/islet mass. We used National Health and Nutrition...
Paper Details
Title
Pancreatic beta cell/islet mass and body mass index
Published Date
Jan 2, 2019
Journal
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
1 - 9
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