Objective The aim of this study was to investigate when the association between childhood
obesity and adult cardiometabolic disorders starts to be operative. Methods The study cohort …

Background: While many studies have demonstrated positive associations between
childhood obesity and adult metabolic risk, important questions remain as to the nature of …

Background: The prevalence of obesity in children has been shown to be plateauing or
decreasing in some countries. However, the burden of severe obesity is often not assessed …

Background Childhood obesity is a world-wide concern due to its growing prevalence and
association with cardiometabolic risk factors in childhood and subsequent adult …

Methods: BMI at various ages was calculated from frequent height and weight
measurements obtained from child health and welfare clinical records. Age and BMI at BMIP …

Background: Although the relationship between adult obesity and cardiovascular disease
(CVD) has been shown, the relationship with childhood obesity remains unclear. Given the …

Background The contribution of long-term vs. recent-onset obesity to cardiometabolic risk in
adolescence remains controversial. Here, we aimed to investigate the association of time of …

Objective Obesity is associated with many cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) in childhood.
There is an ongoing discussion whether there is a linear relationship between degree of …

BACKGROUND: African American and Hispanic adolescents have disproportionately higher
rates of obesity compared to white adolescents. In adults, modest weight loss of five percent …

Background: Metabolic risk varies within adult body mass index (BMI) categories; however,
the development of BMI-specific metabolic risk from childhood is unknown. Methods: The …