Body Mass Index, Height and Socioeconomic Position in Adolescence, Their Trajectories into Adulthood, and Cognitive Function in Midlife

Abstract

An adverse association of higher BMI with cognitive function began in adolescence and was restricted to low childhood SEP. Taller stature in both sexes and late growth in women were associated with better midlife cognitive performance.

Body mass index at adolescence and risk of noncardia gastric cancer in a cohort of 1.79 million men and women

“…11,35 The main limitation of our study is that the cohort was still young with a median age at the NCGC diagnosis of 47.0 years. Because the adult BMI is not independent of the adolescent BMI 36 and we have evidence of BMI tracking from the age of 17 years to the age of 50 years for a subset of our cohort (q 5 0.53), 37 it is possible that it is the adult BMI associated with the increased risk and not adolescent obesity or the duration of obesity. Because the adult BMI is not independent of the adolescent BMI 36 and we have evidence of BMI tracking from the age of 17 years to the age of 50 years for a subset of our cohort (q 5 0.53), 37 it is possible that it is the adult BMI associated with the increased risk and not adolescent obesity or the duration of obesity.…”

Adolescent body mass index and risk of colon and rectal cancer in a cohort of 1.79 million Israeli men and women: A population‐based study

“…5, 6 We have found that the risk for CRC does not differ between men and women, and we provide no support for the theories advanced about sex differences. 40,41 Consequently, we could not assess whether colon cancer and rectal cancer are related to adolescent obesity independently of adult obesity. In the absence of adult BMI measures, we are unable to explore this issue.…”

“…There is evidence that the adult BMI is not independent of the adolescent BMI. 40,41 Consequently, we could not assess whether colon cancer and rectal cancer are related to adolescent obesity independently of adult obesity.…”

“…Repeat analyses accounting for competing risks also yielded consistent results (Supporting Table 5 [see online supporting information]). Stratification of the association of the BMI and the risk for CRC according to the age during follow-up (35, [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45], and 46 years) shows that the association was evident among all age categories, with similar HRs for the overweight category but increasing HRs for the obese with increasing age ( Table 2). Among subjects with a follow-up age 35 years, underweight was associated with an increased risk of CRC (HR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.03-2.06; P 5 .036).…”

Adolescent obesity and adult male breast cancer in a cohort of 1,382,093 men

“…24 In a subsample of our cohort, BMI at age 17 correlated with BMI at age 50 (Spearman's rho 5 0.53). 25 Thus, adolescent fatness could account for increased adult MBC risk through its association with adult obesity.…”