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Cardiovascular and metabolic risk
Indirect measure of visceral adiposity ‘A Body Shape Index’ (ABSI) is associated with arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes

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  • Ryotaro Bouchi Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Masahiro Asakawa Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Norihiko Ohara Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Yujiro Nakano Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Takato Takeuchi Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Masanori Murakami Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Yuriko Sasahara Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mitsuyuki Numasawa Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Isao Minami Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Hajime Izumiyama Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan Center for Medical Welfare and Liaison Services, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Koshi Hashimoto Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan Department of Preemptive Medicine and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Takanobu Yoshimoto Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Yoshihiro Ogawa Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan Department of CREST, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ryotaro Bouchi; bouchi.mem{at}tmd.ac.jp
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Bouchi R, Asakawa M, Ohara N, et al
Indirect measure of visceral adiposity ‘A Body Shape Index’ (ABSI) is associated with arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes
BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care 2016;4:e000188. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2015-000188

Publication history

  • Received December 20, 2015
  • Revised February 24, 2016
  • Accepted February 29, 2016
  • First published March 18, 2016.
Online issue publication 
January 03, 2017

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