Association between childhood obesity and subsequent Type 1 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-18

  Verbeeten, K C ^a,b   Elks, C E ^c   Daneman, D ^b   Ong, K K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF METABOLIC SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Systematic review; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDLINE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGE OF ONSET; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650254387     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03160.x     Document Type: Review

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