Trajectory analysis in obesity epidemiology: a promising life course approach

doi:10.1016/j.coemr.2018.08.002

. 2019 Feb:4:37-41.

doi: 10.1016/j.coemr.2018.08.002. Epub 2018 Aug 23.

Trajectory analysis in obesity epidemiology: a promising life course approach

Mingyang Song^{1

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¹ Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
² Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
³ Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

PMID: 30906899
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DOI: 10.1016/j.coemr.2018.08.002

Trajectory analysis in obesity epidemiology: a promising life course approach

Mingyang Song. Curr Opin Endocr Metab Res. 2019 Feb.

. 2019 Feb:4:37-41.

doi: 10.1016/j.coemr.2018.08.002. Epub 2018 Aug 23.

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Mingyang Song^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
² Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
³ Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

PMID: 30906899
PMCID: PMC6426320
DOI: 10.1016/j.coemr.2018.08.002

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[1] Collaborators GBDO, Afshin A, Forouzanfar MH, et al. Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years. N Engl J Med 2017;377(1):13–27. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Collaborators GBDO, Afshin A, Forouzanfar MH, et al. Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years. N Engl J Med 2017;377(1):13–27. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Zheng Y, Manson JE, Yuan C, et al. Associations of Weight Gain From Early to Middle Adulthood With Major Health Outcomes Later in Life. JAMA 2017;318(3):255–269. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Zheng Y, Manson JE, Yuan C, et al. Associations of Weight Gain From Early to Middle Adulthood With Major Health Outcomes Later in Life. JAMA 2017;318(3):255–269. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Karahalios A, English DR, Simpson JA. Weight change and risk of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Epidemiol 2015;181(11):832–45. - PubMed

[6] Karahalios A, English DR, Simpson JA. Weight change and risk of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Epidemiol 2015;181(11):832–45. - PubMed

[7] Song M, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, et al. Adulthood Weight Change and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Cancer prevention research 2015;8(7):620–7. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Song M, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, et al. Adulthood Weight Change and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Cancer prevention research 2015;8(7):620–7. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Park MH, Falconer C, Viner RM, et al. The impact of childhood obesity on morbidity and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review. Obes Rev 2012;13(11):985–1000. - PubMed

[10] Park MH, Falconer C, Viner RM, et al. The impact of childhood obesity on morbidity and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review. Obes Rev 2012;13(11):985–1000. - PubMed

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