Mid-upper arm circumference as a simple tool for identifying central obesity and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes

Yanhua Zhu; Qiongyan Lin; Yao Zhang; Hongrong Deng; Xiling Hu; Xubin Yang; Bin Yao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0231308

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Mid-upper arm circumference as a simple tool for identifying central obesity and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes

Yanhua Zhu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yanhua Zhu, Qiongyan Lin

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Qiongyan Lin ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yanhua Zhu, Qiongyan Lin

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Jieyang People’s Hospital (Jieyang Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University), Jieyang, Guangdong, China
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Yao Zhang,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Hongrong Deng,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Xiling Hu,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Xubin Yang ,

Roles Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: binyao1910@126.com (BY); shansheep@126.com (XY)

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Bin Yao

Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources

* E-mail: binyao1910@126.com (BY); shansheep@126.com (XY)

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1999-301X

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Mid-upper arm circumference as a simple tool for identifying central obesity and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes

Yanhua Zhu,
Qiongyan Lin,
Yao Zhang,
Hongrong Deng,
Xiling Hu,
Xubin Yang,
Bin Yao

Published: May 21, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231308

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