Distinct Body Mass Index Trajectories to Young-Adulthood Obesity and Their Different Cardiometabolic Consequences

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2021 Apr;41(4):1580-1593. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.120.315782. Epub 2021 Mar 4.

Tom Norris¹, Liina Mansukoski², Mark S Gilthorpe^{3

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5}, Mark Hamer⁶, Rebecca Hardy⁷, Laura D Howe⁸, Alun D Hughes⁹, Leah Li¹⁰, Emma O'Donnell¹, Ken K Ong^{11

12}, George B Ploubidis, Richard J Silverwood¹¹, Russell M Viner¹⁰, William Johnson¹

¹ School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, United Kingdom (T.N., E.O., W.J.).
² Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada (L.M.).
³ Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (M.S.G.), University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine and Health (M.S.G.), University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
⁵ Alan Turing Institute, British Library, London, United Kingdom (M.S.G.).
⁶ Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences (M.H.), University College London, United Kingdom.
⁷ CLOSER (Cohort and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources), Department of Social Science (R.H.), University College London, United Kingdom.
⁸ MRC (Medical Research Council) Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (L.D.H.).
⁹ Institute of Cardiovascular Science (A.D.H.), University College London, United Kingdom.
¹⁰ Population, Policy and Practice Programme, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (L.L., R.M.V.), University College London, United Kingdom.
¹¹ Department of Social Science, Centre for Longitudinal Studies (G.B.P., R.J.S.), University College London, United Kingdom.
¹² MRC Epidemiology Unit and Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (K.K.O.).

Abstract

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Keywords: body composition; body mass index; goals; obesity; overweight.