Abstract Background Globally, Africans and African Americans experience a
disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes, compared to other race and ethnic groups. The …

Background Short adults have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Although adult height
results from childhood growth, the effects of height and growth trajectories during childhood …

Background: The pre-pubertal socioeconomic environment may be an important
determinant of age at menarche, adult height, body proportions and adiposity: traits closely …

Objectives To examine waist circumference as a risk factor for having hypertension only,
impaired fasting glucose only, or both hypertension and impaired fasting glucose, and …

Aims To compare type 2 diabetes prevalence among three ethnic groups resident in the
Netherlands: Ghanaians, African Surinamese and Dutch origin. Secondly, to determine the …

OBJECTIVE The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rising rapidly in low-income and middle-
income countries (LMICs), but the factors driving this rapid increase are not well understood …

Low birth weight is related to increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2
diabetes in adult life. Since obesity is closely associated with type 2 diabetes and …

Background Type 2 diabetes affects an increasing number of Ghanaians. The timing of the
onset of diabetes is linked to several other co-morbid conditions, yet no study has examined …

Background Despite higher levels of obesity, West African migrant women appear to have
lower rates of type 2 diabetes than their male counterparts. We investigated the role of body …

Low‐to middle‐income countries may experience the occurrence of a dual burden of under
and overnutrition. To better understand the overall progression of body mass index (BMI) …