Open AccessAdenovirus 36 Antibodies Associated With Clinical Diagnosis of Overweight/Obesity but Not BMI Gain: A Military Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Jameson D. Voss,
Daniel G. Burnett,
Cara Olsen,
Harry W. Haverkos,
Richard L. Atkinson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-1863
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , body mass index , hazard ratio , obesity , confidence interval , cohort , cohort study , weight gain , body weight
Obesity is a public health priority, which also threatens national security. Adenovirus 36 (Adv36) increases adiposity in animals and Adv36 antibody status is associated with human obesity, but it is unknown whether infection predicts the development of human adiposity.
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