Prediction of adult class II/III obesity from childhood BMI: the i3C consortium.

Jessica G WooNanhua ZhangMatthew FenchelDavid R JacobsTian HuElaine M UrbinaTrudy L BurnsOlli RaitakariJulia SteinbergerLydia BazzanoRonald J PrineasCashell JaquishMarkus Juonala Justin R RyderStephen R DanielsAlan SinaikoTerence DwyerAlison Venn

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2019)

Children with obesity or severe obesity have a substantial risk of adult class II/III obesity, and observed prospective risk estimates are now presented by age, sex, race, and childhood BMI. Clinical monitoring of children's BMI for adult class II/III obesity risk may be especially important for females and black Americans.

Keyphrases

weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
body mass index
young adults
childhood cancer
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
physical activity