A body mass index over 22 kg/m.sup.2 at college age is a risk factor for future diabetes in Japanese men

There is a high incidence of type 2 diabetes in Asian adults, even those with a normal body mass index (BMI) (23 kg/m.sup.2) at middle age is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes in Asians. In this historical cohort study, we investigated whether a slightly increased BMI at college age was also a risk...

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Published in:PloS one 2019-01, Vol.14 (1), p.e0211067
Main Authors: Someya, Yuki, Tamura, Yoshifumi, Kohmura, Yoshimitsu, Aoki, Kazuhiro, Kawai, Sachio, Daida, Hiroyuki, Naito, Hisashi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cardiovascular diseases
Diabetes mellitus
Health aspects
Overweight persons
Risk factors
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Summary:There is a high incidence of type 2 diabetes in Asian adults, even those with a normal body mass index (BMI) (23 kg/m.sup.2) at middle age is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes in Asians. In this historical cohort study, we investigated whether a slightly increased BMI at college age was also a risk factor for future diabetes in Japanese men. Six hundred and sixty-one male alumni who graduated from a physical education school between 1971 and 1991 and who responded to follow-up investigation between 2007 and 2017 were included in this study. Participants were categorized into four categories: college BMI of
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0211067