Disease Patterns Across the Life Course by Childhood BMI Group
Authors' conclusion
Adults with obesity in childhood had the highest number of hospital-based diagnoses. Disease patterns across the life course were generally similar by childhood BMI groups apart from adult overweight and obesity.
Study context
- Population
- Children from the Copenhagen School Health Records Register, born 1962–1996, with measured weights and heights; hospital-based diagnoses from national registers, ages 15 to 60 years55,603 girls
- Participants
- 112,952 children
- Exposure
- Childhood BMI groups at 7 years
- Outcome
- Sex-specific patterns (cumulative incidences) of hospital-based disease diagnoses by childhood BMI group
- Follow-up
- Ages 15 to 60 years
Methodological detailsregister-based
- Register-based
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Estimated mean number of hospital-based diagnoses · by age 60
Obesity (females)
18.2
mean · 95% CI 16.9–19.5
Obesity (males)
15.1
mean · CI 13.8–16.4
Normal weight (females)
14.7
mean · CI 14.5–14.9
Normal weight (males)
11.7
mean · CI 11.5–11.8
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Most common diagnosis before age 60 among those with childhood obesity: adult overweight/obesity
Other diseases
- Only minor differences for other diseases by childhood BMI categories
Original publication
Disease Patterns Across the Life Course by Childhood BMI Group. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 18 November 2025. doi:10.
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