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Comparison of novel visceral adiposity indices with body mass index for identification of prevalent diabetes: findings from the 2021 Iran STEPS survey

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-026-02533-2

Published Online: 2026-09-08

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Authors

ErfanFazel, Alireza

Semnani, Kiavash

Mohseni, Shahrzad

Khosravi, Sepehr

Pejman Sani, Mahnaz https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6708-1747
Tabatabaei-Malazy, Ozra https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0188-9721
Qorbani, Mostafa
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Received: 8 July 2026

Accepted: 31 August 2026

First Online: 8 September 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki guidelines, and all methods were performed in accordance with institutional and national ethical standards. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their enrollment in the STEPS survey. The present study was approved by the Research Ethics Committees of Endocrine & Metabolism Research Institute at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (IR.TUMS.SHARIATI.REC.1403.009).

Consent for publication: Not applicable.

Declaration of Generative AI use: ChatGPT (OpenAI; GPT-5.5) was used to assist with English language editing and improve the clarity and readability of the manuscript. All generated text was reviewed and edited by the authors, who take full responsibility for the final content.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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