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Infectious Diseases in Children and Body Mass Index in Young Adults
Infectious Diseases in Children and Body Mass Index in Young Adults EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES Suh, G., Ley, C., Parsonnet, J. 2012; 18 (9): 1490-1492Abstract
In a cohort of 1,863 Filipinos, diarrhea, fever, and unsanitary conditions in infancy were associated with a decreased body mass index in adulthood; upper respiratory tract infection was associated with an increased body mass index. These finding support the hypothesis that infections early in life play a role in body habitus in adulthood.
View details for DOI 10.3201/eid1809.111821
View details for Web of Science ID 000307989700017
View details for PubMedID 22932124
View details for PubMedCentralID PMC3437733