Shorter Height is Associated with Diabetes in Women but not in Men: Nationally Representative Evidence from Namibia

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to test the hypothesis that attained adult height, as an indicator of childhood nutrition, is associated with diabetes in adulthood in Namibia, a country where stunting is highly prevalent. METHODS: Data from 1,898 women and 1,343 men aged 35 to 64 years included in the N...

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Published in:Obesity (Silver Spring)
Main Authors: Koncz, Viola, Geldsetzer, Pascal, Manne‐Goehler, Jennifer, Wendt, Amanda S., Teufel, Felix, Subramanian, S.V., Bärnighausen, Till, De Neve, Jan‐Walter
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6646871/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30801987
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.22394
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