Journal article
BMI at Age 17 Years and Diabetes Mortality in Midlife: A Nationwide Cohort of 2.3 Million Adolescents
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The sequelae of increasing childhood obesity are of major concern. We assessed the association of BMI in late adolescence with diabetes mortality in midlife.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The BMI values of 2,294,139 Israeli adolescents (age 17.4 ± 0.3 years), measured between 1967 and 2010, were grouped by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention age/sex percentiles and by ordinary BMI values. The outcome, obtained by linkage …
Authors
Twig G; Tirosh A; Leiba A; Levine H; Shor DB-A; Derazne E; Haklai Z; Goldberger N; Kasher-Meron M; Yifrach D
Journal
Diabetes Care, Vol. 39, No. 11, pp. 1996–2003
Publisher
American Diabetes Association
Publication Date
November 1, 2016
DOI
10.2337/dc16-1203
ISSN
0149-5992