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ArticleClinical obesity2026

A Comprehensive Evaluation of Adiposity Indices on 20-Year Cumulative Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes: The ATTICA Cohort Study (2002-2022).

Ioanna Kechagia, Sofia-Panagiota Giannakopoulou, Fotios Barkas, Mary Yannakoulia, Evangelos Liberopoulos, Petros P Sfikakis, Christos Pitsavos, Demosthenes Panagiotakos

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Ioanna KechagiaDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences & Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
Sofia-Panagiota GiannakopoulouDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences & Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
Fotios BarkasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Mary YannakouliaDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences & Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2171-7337
Evangelos LiberopoulosFirst Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Petros P SfikakisFirst Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Christos PitsavosFirst Cardiology Clinic, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Demosthenes PanagiotakosDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences & Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8583-153X

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between indices of adiposity and 20-year cumulative incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) among apparently healthy adults participating in the ATTICA cohort study (2002-2022). The present analysis included data from 2000 individuals free of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and T2D at baseline (age 43 ± 13 years; 51% women). Sociodemographic, anthropometric, lifestyle, clinical, and biochemical parameters were collected at baseline and follow-up examinations. Obesity-related anthropometric indices, in terms of total and central adiposity, along with dysfunctional adipose tissue-related indices, were measured. The 20-year cumulative incidence of T2D was 26.3% (95% CI [24.4%, 28.3%]). All indices were independently associated with the 20-year incidence of T2D, with an overall predictive accuracy of approximately 75%. With the exception of LAP (lipid accumulation product), all indices reflecting adipose tissue dysfunction demonstrated moderate discriminative accuracy for incident T2D (C-statistic varied between 0.70 and 0.80) over the 20-year follow-up period, in line with obesity-related anthropometric indices assessing total and central adiposity (C-statistic 0.70-0.80). Obesity-related anthropometric indices as well as dysfunctional adipose tissue-related indices were moderately predictive of long-term T2D onset, highlighting the complex role of increased body weight on glucose metabolism.

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AdiposityDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2ObesityAdultBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesFemaleGreeceHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRisk Factorsadiposity indicesdysfunctional adipose tissueobesitytype 2 diabetes

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