Objective To present a comprehensive review of the association between measures of body
weight, waist, and fat, and different ratios of these measures, and the risk of type 2 diabetes …

Obesity is in theory defined on the basis of the excess health risk caused by adiposity
exceeding the size normally found in the population, but for practical reasons, the World …

Background Early-life development plays a key role in adult type 2 diabetes (T2D), but the
extent to which this can be attenuated by lifestyle is unknown. Objectives The aim was to …

Aims We examined associations between five body mass index (BMI) trajectories from ages
6–15 years and register-based adult-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and coronary …

Aims/hypothesis Childhood overweight increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and
cardiovascular disease in adulthood. However, the impact of childhood leanness on adult …

Aims/hypothesis This study aimed to determine the relative contributions of low birthweight
and overweight during childhood and young adulthood to the risk of type 2 diabetes in men …

There is an existing link between two of the most common diseases, obesity and depression.
These are both of great public health concern, but little is known about the relationships …

The objective of this thesis was to analyse obesity screening and treatment practices in
school health care, patterns of overweight and obesity development of primary school …

This study aimed to examine the longitudinal associations of maternal body mass index
(BMI), weight status in childhood and late adulthood and device‐measured total physical …

Background The associations between developmental patterns (trajectories) in children and
maternal factors have been widely investigated, but paternal effects on these trajectories are …