[HTML][HTML] Early-life factors are associated with waist circumference and type 2 diabetes among Ghanaian adults: The RODAM Study
I Danquah, J Addo, D Boateng, K Klipstein-Grobusch… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Early-life experiences may fuel the emergence of obesity and type 2 diabetes among African
populations. We evaluated childhood socio-economic status (SES) and childhood nutritional …
populations. We evaluated childhood socio-economic status (SES) and childhood nutritional …
[HTML][HTML] The magnitude and directions of the associations between early life factors and metabolic syndrome differ across geographical locations among migrant and …
TGW van der Heijden, FP Chilunga… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Early-life factors (ELFs) such as childhood nutrition and childhood socio-
economic status could be the drivers of the increase in metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) among …
economic status could be the drivers of the increase in metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) among …
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 …
childhood nutrition, is associated with diabetes in adulthood in Namibia, a country where …
[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and determinants of type 2 diabetes among lean African migrants and non-migrants: the RODAM study
FP Chilunga, P Henneman, KAC Meeks… - Journal of global …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Exposure to adverse conditions earlier in life-course can predispose to type 2
diabetes in adulthood, irrespective of body mass index (BMI). However, the burden of type 2 …
diabetes in adulthood, irrespective of body mass index (BMI). However, the burden of type 2 …
Anthropometric indices and their cut-off points in relation to type 2 diabetes among Ghanaian migrants and non-migrants: The RODAM study
Aims To compare body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio
(WHR) as determinants of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and determine optimal cut-offs in a sub …
(WHR) as determinants of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and determine optimal cut-offs in a sub …
[HTML][HTML] Higher weight and weight gain after 4 years of age rather than weight at birth are associated with adiposity, markers of glucose metabolism, and blood …
R Wibaek, T Girma, B Admassu, M Abera… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Fetal and early life growth is associated with adult risk of obesity and
cardiometabolic disease. However, little is known about the relative importance of birth …
cardiometabolic disease. However, little is known about the relative importance of birth …
[HTML][HTML] Dietary intake and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Ghana
T Hormenu - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Early-life nutrition related experiences may fuel the emergence of obesity and
type 2 diabetes in adolescence. The adoption of unhealthy dietary practices early in life is an …
type 2 diabetes in adolescence. The adoption of unhealthy dietary practices early in life is an …
[HTML][HTML] Small for gestational age and anthropometric body composition from early childhood to adulthood: the Aboriginal Birth Cohort study
Background In Australia the estimated rate of small for gestational age (SGA) births is 9%
among non-Indigenous births compared to 14% among Aboriginal and Torres Strait …
among non-Indigenous births compared to 14% among Aboriginal and Torres Strait …
Is leg length a biomarker of early life conditions? Evidence from a historically short population
K Sohn - American Journal of Human Biology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives While one group (Positive Group) has argued that leg length is a more accurate
biomarker of early life conditions than height, another group (Negative Group) has …
biomarker of early life conditions than height, another group (Negative Group) has …
[HTML][HTML] Birthweight and early-onset type 2 diabetes in American Indians: differential effects in adolescents and young adults and additive effects of genotype, BMI and …
MT Olaiya, LE Wedekind, RL Hanson, M Sinha… - Diabetologia, 2019 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis The aim of this work was to estimate the impact of birthweight on early-
onset (age< 40 years) type 2 diabetes. Methods A longitudinal study of American Indians …
onset (age< 40 years) type 2 diabetes. Methods A longitudinal study of American Indians …