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A body mass index over 22 kg/m2 at college age is a risk factor for future diabetes in Japanese men

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  • Yuki Someya
  • Yoshifumi Tamura
  • Yoshimitsu Kohmura
  • Kazuhiro Aoki
  • Sachio Kawai
  • Hiroyuki Daida
  • Hisashi Naito

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Background: There is a high incidence of type 2 diabetes in Asian adults, even those with a normal body mass index (BMI) ( 23 kg/m2) at middle age is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes in Asians. In this historical cohort study, we investigated whether a slightly increased BMI at college age was also a risk factor for future diabetes in Japanese men. Methods: Six hundred and sixty-one male alumni who graduated from a physical education school between 1971 and 1991 and who responded to follow-up investigation between 2007 and 2017 were included in this study. Participants were categorized into four categories: college BMI of

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  • Yuki Someya & Yoshifumi Tamura & Yoshimitsu Kohmura & Kazuhiro Aoki & Sachio Kawai & Hiroyuki Daida & Hisashi Naito, 2019. "A body mass index over 22 kg/m2 at college age is a risk factor for future diabetes in Japanese men," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0211067
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211067
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