The Terneuzen Birth Cohort: BMI change between 2 and 6 years is most predictive of adult cardiometabolic risk.

BACKGROUND: We recently reported the age interval 2-6y being the earliest and most critical for adult overweight. We now aim to determine which age intervals are predictive of cardiometabolic risk at young adulthood. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We analyzed data from 642 18-28 years olds from the Terneuzen...

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Main Authors: Marlou L A de Kroon, Carry M Renders, Jacobus P van Wouwe, Stef van Buuren, Remy A Hirasing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2980469?pdf=render