Low birthweight is associated with a higher incidence of type 2 diabetes over two decades independent of adult BMI and genetic predisposition.

Rasmus Wibaek Gregers Stig Andersen Allan Linneberg Torben Hansen Niels Grarup Anne Cathrine Baun Thuesen Rasmus Tanderup Jensen Jonathan C K Wells Kasper A Pilgaard Charlotte Brøns Dorte Vistisen Allan Arthur Vaag

Published in: Diabetologia (2023)

A lower birthweight was associated with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes independent of adult BMI and genetic risk of type 2 diabetes and birthweight.

Keyphrases

gestational age
type diabetes
body mass index
genome wide
copy number
weight gain
risk factors
insulin resistance
glycemic control
preterm birth
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
weight loss