Age at menarche and type 2 diabetes risk: the EPIC-InterAct study.

OBJECTIVE: Younger age at menarche, a marker of pubertal timing in girls, is associated with higher risk of later type 2 diabetes. We aimed to confirm this association and to examine whether it is explained by adiposity. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The prospective European Prospective Investigation...

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Hauptverfasser: Elks, C, Ong, K, Scott, R, van der Schouw, Y, Brand, J, Wark, P, Amiano, P, Balkau, B, Barricarte, A, Boeing, H, Fonseca-Nunes, A, Franks, P, Grioni, S, Halkjaer, J, Kaaks, R, Key, T, Khaw, K, Mattiello, A, Nilsson, P, Overvad, K, Palli, D, Quirós, JR, Rinaldi, S, Rolandsson, O, Romieu, I
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013