The relationship between adult height and diabetes in India: A countrywide cross-sectional study.
Majd Al SsabbaghPascal GeldsetzerTill BärnighausenAndreas DeckertPublished 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.
Keyphrases
- public health
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- glycemic control
- physical activity
- middle aged
- body mass index
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- breast cancer risk
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- young adults
- cervical cancer screening
- childhood cancer
- weight loss