Hormonal
Weight gain during adulthood (after age 18) is a stronger predictor of diabetes risk than being overweight at age 18, as the risk associated with early-life BMI is eliminated when adjusted for current BMI.
Your weight at age 18 does not permanently sentence you to diabetes. What matters most is your current weight and how much weight you have gained since young adulthood. If you were heavier in your youth but have since reached an average or healthy weight, your risk is significantly lower than if you had remained heavy. Focus on preventing weight gain in adulthood.
The authors observed a much weaker positive association with weight at age 18, and this association was eliminated after adjustment for current body mass index. Thus, weight gain after age 18 was a major determinant of risk.
Why this rating
Prospective data with self-reported historical weight validated by correlation with current weight.
Source
WEIGHT AS A RISK FACTOR FOR CLINICAL DIABETES IN WOMEN
Graham A. Colditz et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1990
DOI 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115686
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