Higher weight in adolescence and young adulthood is associated with an earlier age at multiple sclerosis onset

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 858-865

  Kavak, Katelyn S ^a,b   Teter, Barbara E ^a,b   Hagemeier, Jesper ^a   Zakalik, Karen ^a,b   Weinstock Guttman, Bianca ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

age at onset; body mass index (BMI); menarche; Multiple sclerosis; obesity; weight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930409198     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458514555787     Document Type: Article

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