Original paper

Associations of short stature and components of height with incidence of type 2 diabetes: mediating effects of cardiometabolic risk factors

Volume: 62, Issue: 12, Pages: 2211 - 2221
Published: Sep 9, 2019
Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate associations of height as well as components of height (sitting height and leg length) with risk of type 2 diabetes and to explore to what extent associations are explainable by liver fat and cardiometabolic risk markers.A case-cohort study within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Potsdam study comprising 26,437 participants who provided blood samples was designed. We randomly...
Paper Details
Title
Associations of short stature and components of height with incidence of type 2 diabetes: mediating effects of cardiometabolic risk factors
Published Date
Sep 9, 2019
Volume
62
Issue
12
Pages
2211 - 2221
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