Long-term trajectories of BMI and cumulative incident metabolic syndrome: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Body mass index (BMI) has been widely recognized as a risk factor for metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the relationship between the trajectory of BMI and cumulative incident MetS is still unclear. We investigate the associations of long-term measurements of BMI with MetS among young adults in the China Health and Nutrition Survey.

Methods

We enrolled individuals aged 10 to 20 at baseline with recorded BMI at each follow-up interview, and 554 participants were finally included in our study. The assessment and incidence of MetS were evaluated by blood tests and physical examinations in their adulthood. A latent class growth mixed model was used to identify three BMI trajectory patterns: a low baseline BMI with slow development (low-slow, n=438), a low baseline BM

SUBMITTER: Ying M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9773063 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature