Open AccessChange in Overweight from Childhood to Early Adulthood and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Lise G. Bjerregaard,
Britt W. Jensen,
Lars Ängquist,
Merete Osler,
Thorkild I. A. Sörensen,
Jennifer L. Baker
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1713231
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , hazard ratio , type 2 diabetes , obesity , diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , body mass index , young adult , confidence interval , demography , gerontology , endocrinology , sociology
Childhood overweight is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. We investigated whether remission of overweight before early adulthood reduces this risk.
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