Adolescent BMI and early-onset type 2 diabetes among Ethiopian immigrants and their descendants: a nationwide study.

Maya SimchoniUri HamielOrit Pinhas-HamielInbar ZuckerTali Cukierman-YaffeMiri LutskiEstela DerazneZivan BeerDoron BeharLital Keinan-BokerOfri MosenzonDorit TzurArnon AfekAmir TiroshItamar RazGilad Twig

Published in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2020)

Ethiopian origin is a risk factor for early-onset type 2 diabetes among young men at any BMI, and may require selective interventions.

Keyphrases

early onset
type diabetes
late onset
body mass index

glycemic control
middle aged
cardiovascular disease

young adults
weight gain
physical activity

insulin resistance
mental health
skeletal muscle