Weight status changes from childhood to adulthood were associated with cardiometabolic outcomes in adulthood.

Jia-Shuan HuangMin-Shan LuRema RamakrishnanChang GaoSi-Yu ZhengKun YangYi-Xin GuoJin-Hua LuXiu Qiu Jian-Rong He

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2024)

Being overweight or obese in both childhood and adulthood or during adulthood only increased the risk of abnormal cardiometabolic outcomes in adulthood. Larger studies need to investigate whether weight problems in childhood, but not adulthood, increase the risk.

Keyphrases

early life
depressive symptoms
weight loss
physical activity
body mass index
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
mental health
bariatric surgery
skeletal muscle