Several studies show that obesity is associated with risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the most appropriate indicator of obesity measurement to predict the occurrence of T2DM is still varies.The purpose of the study is to identify whether indicator of general obesity or central obesity which has a more strong relationship to T2DM. Methods: Design of the study was a cross section…
Contrary to the common assumption that pre-menopause women are protected from hypertension by estrogen, blood pressure measurement Riskesdas 2007 showed that the hypertension prevalence of women begin to catch up that of male on the age of 35 years. This article intends to discuss the increasing of hypertension prevalence among women using gender perspective on government policy of family plann…