Relation of Serial Changes in Childhood Body-Mass Index to Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Young Adulthood

K. Bhargava, Santosh; Singh Sachdev, Harshpal; Fall, Caroline; Osmond, Clive; Ramakrishnan, Lakshmy; J.P. Barker, David; K Dey Biswas, Sushant; Ramji, Siddharth; Prabhakaran, Dorairaj; Srinath Reddy, Kolli

doi:10.1056/nejmoa035698

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Relation of Serial Changes in Childhood Body-Mass Index to Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Young Adulthood

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 25, 2004

Authors:

Santosh K. Bhargava

Harshpal Singh Sachdev

Caroline Fall

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increased in people who have low birth weights and who subsequently become obese as adults. Whether their obesity originates in childhood and, if so, at what age are unknown. Understanding the origin of obesity may be especially important in develo...

Subject

Medicine

Body mass index

Impaired glucose tolerance

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