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The relationship between adult height and diabetes in India: A countrywide cross-sectional study.

Majd Al SsabbaghPascal GeldsetzerTill BärnighausenAndreas Deckert
Published in: Journal of diabetes (2019)
Among Indian men, being taller increases the risk of developing diabetes, which contradicts findings from other countries. In contrast, the shortest women seem to be at the greatest risk. Hence, public health interventions in India might be well advised to focus more on the nutrition status of young girls.
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