Women Are at a Higher Risk of Chronic Metabolic Diseases Compared to Men With Increasing Body Mass Index in China

Women Are at a Higher Risk of Chronic Metabolic Diseases Compared to Men With Increasing Body Mass Index in China

Background: Chronic non-communicable diseases are the major causes of mortality in the world. However, few studies have investigated the association between multi-categories BMI and chronic diseases from perspective of sex stratification. This study aimed to investigate the risk of chronic diseases...

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Main Authors: Xiao-He Wang, Jing-Na Lin, Guang-Zhong Liu, Hai-Ming Fan, Ya-Ping Huang, Chun-Jun Li, Hong-Yuan Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
obesity
body mass index
chronic non-communicable disease
metabolic disease
gender difference
primary prevention
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.00127/full

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