The association of maximum body weight on the development of type 2 diabetes and microvascular complications: MAXWEL study.

Obesity precedes the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the relationship between the magnitude and rate of weight gain to T2D development and complications, especially in non-White populations, has received less attention.We determined the association of rate and magnitude of weight gain...

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Main Authors: Soo Lim, Kyoung Min Kim, Min Joo Kim, Se Joon Woo, Sung Hee Choi, Kyong Soo Park, Hak Chul Jang, James B Meigs, Deborah J Wexler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3851456?pdf=render