A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Youth Overweight and Metabolic Disturbances in Predicting Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Type 2 Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood – The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
Subtitle: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
Authors: Juha Koskinen, Costan G. Magnussen, Matthew A. Sabin, Mika Kähönen, Nina Hutri-Kähönen, Tomi Laitinen, Leena Taittonen, Eero Jokinen, Terho Lehtimäki Jorma S.A. Viikari, Olli T. Raitakari, Markus Juonala
Publisher: AMER DIABETES ASSOC
Publication year: 2014
Journal: Diabetes Care
Journal name in source: DIABETES CARE
Journal acronym: DIABETES CARE
Volume: 37
Issue: 7
First page : 1870
Last page: 1877
Number of pages: 8
ISSN: 0149-5992
eISSN: 1935-5548
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc14-0008(external)
While metabolic risk factors associated with overweight increase future risk for MetS, T2DM, and increased IMT, overweight in isolation is also a risk factor.