Sensitive periods of BMI change from childhood to adulthood on subclinical cardiovascular outcomes: a 36-year prospective cohort study
Rapid rates of BMI increase, particularly during childhood/adolescence, are strongly associated with a higher risk of mid-adulthood subclinical cardiovascular outcomes. These findings highlight childhood/adolescence as sensitive periods for the influence of BMI on cardiovascular disease development, emphasizing the need for early prevention and intervention.
Authors
- Lili Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7070-9723)
- Mingfei Du
- M Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9429-5676)
- Min He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6755-7872)
- Chao Chu
- Guilin Hu
- Hao Jia
- Jintang Xie
- Chao Li
- Min Zhao
- Yu Yan
- Hui Yang
- Dan Wang
- Jianjun Mu
- Jie Ren
- Bo Xi
- Yue Sun
- Yanjie Yang
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Shandong Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-04742-x
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00