Journal article
Overweight and obesity among Israeli adolescents and the risk for serious morbidity in early young adulthood: a nationwide retrospective cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Morbidities related to obesity are usually associated with its severity and duration. Yet, the onset of serious morbidities in early adulthood among otherwise healthy adolescents with obesity is understudied. We aimed to investigate the association between adolescent BMI and serious morbidities before age 25 years.
METHODS: In this nationwide, retrospective cohort study, we included Israeli conscripts aged 17-21 years who underwent …
Authors
Zloof Y; Nitecki M; Simchoni M; Adar O; Tsur AM; Derazne E; Tzur D; Rotschield J; Braun M; Pinhas-Hamiel O
Journal
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 97–106
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2025
DOI
10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00287-0
ISSN
2213-8587