Age at menarche and risk of type 2 diabetes: Results from 2 large prospective cohort studies

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 334-344

  He, Chunyan ^a,d   Zhang, Cuilin ^d   Hunter, David J ^b,c   Hankinson, Susan E ^b,c   Buck Louis, Germaine M ^d   Hediger, Mary L ^d   Hu, Frank B ^b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Body mass index; Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Menarche; Risk factors; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; SEX HORMONE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 75149115727     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp372     Document Type: Article

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