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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Certain trajectories of body mass index (BMI) during childhood may increase risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) later in life, according to research published online Feb. 14 in the Journal of Internal Medicine.
Johan G. Eriksson, M.D., of the University of Helsinki, and colleagues analyzed data for a cohort of 13,345 individuals. Detailed records of growth had been kept during childhood, and 11.7 percent of the participants had been diagnosed with T2D. The cohort was divided into two groups according to the median BMI at 11 years (16.8 kg/m² in boys and 17.0 kg/m² in girls). Body composition and glucose tolerance were assessed in a subsample of the cohort in adulthood.
http://www.empr.com/patterns-of-childhood-growth-may-trigger-type-2-diabetes/article/399450/
Johan G. Eriksson, M.D., of the University of Helsinki, and colleagues analyzed data for a cohort of 13,345 individuals. Detailed records of growth had been kept during childhood, and 11.7 percent of the participants had been diagnosed with T2D. The cohort was divided into two groups according to the median BMI at 11 years (16.8 kg/m² in boys and 17.0 kg/m² in girls). Body composition and glucose tolerance were assessed in a subsample of the cohort in adulthood.
http://www.empr.com/patterns-of-childhood-growth-may-trigger-type-2-diabetes/article/399450/