ArticlePublic health nutrition2023
Upper arm length and knee height are associated with diabetes in the middle-aged and elderly: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.
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- Upper Arm to Upper Leg Length Ratio and Dyslipidemia: A Novel Application of a Fixed Skeletal Proportion Metric in a Nationally Representative U.S. Sample.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
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- Multifaceted environmental factors linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: an environment-wide association study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Spatiotemporal Analysis and Risk Assessment Model Research of Diabetes among People over 45 Years Old in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine if limb lengths, as markers of early life environment, are associated with the risk of diabetes in China.
designWe performed a cohort analysis using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), and multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to examine the associations between baseline limb lengths and subsequent risk of diabetes.
settingThe CHARLS, 2011-2018.
participantsThe study confined the eligible subject to 10 711 adults aged over 45 years from the CHARLS.
resultsDuring a mean follow-up period of 6·13 years, 1358 cases of incident diabetes were detected. When controlling for potential covariates, upper arm length was inversely related to diabetes (hazard ratio (HR) 0·95, 95 % CI (0·91, 0·99),
conclusionsInverse associations were observed between upper arm length, knee height and the risk for diabetes development in a large Asian population, suggesting early life environment, especially infant nutritional status, may play an important role in the determination of future diabetes risk.
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