Associations between Childhood Disadvantage and Adult Body Mass Index Trajectories: A Follow-Up Study among Midlife Finnish Municipal Employees

Objective: Childhood disadvantage is associated with a higher risk of adult obesity, but little is known about its associations with body mass index (BMI) trajectories during adulthood. This study aimed first to identify adulthood BMI trajectories, and second to investigate how childhood disadvantag...

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Main Authors: Jatta Salmela, Elina Mauramo, Tea Lallukka, Ossi Rahkonen, Noora Kanerva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-09-01
Series:Obesity Facts
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/502237