A body mass index over 22 kg/m2 at college age is a risk factor for future diabetes in Japanese men

Yuki Someya, Yoshifumi Tamura, Yoshimitsu Kohmura, Kazuhiro Aoki, Sachio Kawai, Hiroyuki Daida and Hisashi Naito

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Background: There is a high incidence of type 2 diabetes in Asian adults, even those with a normal body mass index (BMI) ( 23 kg/m2) 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. Methods: 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

Date: 2019
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