Preschool weight and body mass index in relation to central obesity and metabolic syndrome in adulthood.

Preschool weight and body mass index in relation to central obesity and metabolic syndrome in adulthood.

If preschool measures of body size routinely collected at preventive health examinations are associated with adult central obesity and metabolic syndrome, a focused use of these data for the identification of high risk children is possible. The aim of this study was to test the associations between...

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Main Authors: Lise Graversen, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Liselotte Petersen, Ulla Sovio, Marika Kaakinen, Annelli Sandbaek, Jaana Laitinen, Anja Taanila, Anneli Pouta, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Carsten Obel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3940896?pdf=render

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