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

• Main Authors: Bingjie He (Author), Zhengyang Li (Author), Lu Xu (Author), Lili Liu (Author), Shengfeng Wang (Author), Siyan Zhan (Author), Yongfeng Song (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: To determine if limb lengths, as markers of early life environment, are associated with the risk of diabetes in China. Design: We performed a cohort analysis using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), and multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional h...