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 NevePublished 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.