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Underweight in young Japanese women over time: a longitudinal retrospective study of the change in body mass index from ages 6 to 20 years.

Yuka NagashimaMikako InokuchiYasunori SatoTomonobu Hasegawa
Published in: Annals of human biology (2024)
Young Japanese women with underweight have at least two characteristics of BMI SDS trajectory: being constitutionally underweight and shifting their weight status from baseline towards underweight in their late teens.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • weight gain
  • physical activity
  • middle aged
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • weight loss
  • adipose tissue
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance