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Analysis of Attained Height and Diabetes Among 554,122 Adults Across 25 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Felix TeufelPascal GeldsetzerJennifer Manne-GoehlerOmar KarlssonViola KonczAndreas DeckertMichaela TheilmannMaja-Emilia MarcusCara EbertJacqueline A SeiglieKokou AgoudaviGlennis Andall-BreretonGladwell GathechaMongal S GurungDavid GuwatuddeCorine HouehanouNahla HwallaGibson B KagarukiKhem B KarkiDemetre LabadariosJoao S MartinsMohamed MsaidieBolormaa NorovAbla M SibaiLela SturuaLindiwe TsabedzeChea S WessehJustine DaviesRifat AtunSebastian VollmerS V SubramanianTill BärnighausenGodfather D KimaroJan Walter De Neve
Published in: Diabetes care (2020)
Adult height is not associated with diabetes across LMICs. Environmental factors in early life reflected in attained adult height likely differ from those predisposing individuals for diabetes.
Keyphrases
  • type diabetes
  • early life
  • body mass index
  • cardiovascular disease
  • glycemic control
  • skeletal muscle
  • physical activity