Pubertal timing and adult obesity and cardiometabolic risk in women and men: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1036-1043

  Prentice, P ^a,b   Viner, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; metabolic syndrome; puberty

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BODY MASS; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENARCHE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBIDITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84881181618     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.177     Document Type: Review

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