Cumulative BMI and incident prediabetes over 30 years of follow-up: The CARDIA study.
Pamela J SchreinerSejong BaeNorrina AllenKiang LiuJared P ReisColin WuKatherine H IngramDonald Lloyd-JonesCora Elizabeth LewisJamal S RanaPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2023)
The cumulative burden of higher weight and longer duration was associated with incident prediabetes, but this association was statistically significant only after a higher threshold was reached. Strategies for prevention of prediabetes in middle age may focus on avoiding overweight in young adulthood to limit duration.