Impact of birth weight on adult-onset diabetes mellitus in relation to current body mass index: The Japan Nurses' Health Study | Zendy

Kota Katanoda | Zendy; Mitsuhiko Noda | Zendy; Atsushi Goto | Zendy; Hideki Mizunuma | Zendy; Jung Su Lee | Zendy; Kunihiko Hayashi | Zendy

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Impact of birth weight on adult-onset diabetes mellitus in relation to current body mass index: The Japan Nurses' Health Study

Author(s) -

Kota Katanoda,

Mitsuhiko Noda,

Atsushi Goto,

Hideki Mizunuma,

Jung Su Lee,

Kunihiko Hayashi

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.679

H-Index - 74

eISSN - 1349-9092

pISSN - 0917-5040

DOI - 10.1016/j.je.2016.08.016

Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , birth weight , odds ratio , gestational age , obstetrics , gestational diabetes , confidence interval , percentile , pregnancy , demography , pediatrics , gestation , statistics , genetics , mathematics , sociology , biology

Although birth weight is considered as a fetal determinant of the development of adult-onset diabetes mellitus (DM), its public health importance relative to adult body mass index (BMI) remains unclear. We aimed to examine the association between adult-onset DM and birth weight in relation to adult BMI.

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