Adolescent Body Mass Index, Weight Trajectories to Adulthood, and Osteoporosis Risk.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There are limited data regarding adolescent weight among healthy individuals and their trajectory through early adulthood with respect to bone health.

Objective

To assess the association between adolescent body mass index (BMI) and osteoporosis risk while accounting for BMI change during early adulthood.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective population-based cohort study from 1967 to 2019. Participants were Israeli-born adolescents aged 16 to 19 years who were evaluated for military service. Data were analyzed from January 2023 to March 2025.

Exposure

Weight and height were measured to calculate BMI at adolescence, and additional sociodemographic and medical data were collected. Health status at baseline and incident cancer and diabetes t

SUBMITTER: Simchoni M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12322795 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature