Obesity at a young age is associated with development of diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort study in rural China.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that obesity is associated with developing DM in rural China, especially among adults aged <50 years. Weight management is the highest priority for reducing the heavy burden of DM.
PMID: 32500799 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Postgraduate Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Postgrad Med Source Type: research
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