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Maternal hyperandrogenism is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and overweight in adolescent and adult female offspring: a long-term population-based follow-up study.

M NoroozzadehM RahmatiS Behboudi-GandevaniFahimeh Ramezani Tehrani
Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2022)
This pioneer study with a long-term follow-up demonstrated that MH increases the risk of developing T2DM and being overweight in female offspring in later life. Further long-term population-based studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Keyphrases
  • high fat diet
  • weight loss
  • weight gain
  • physical activity
  • young adults
  • mental health
  • birth weight
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • body mass index