The Effect of Maximum Body Weight in Lifetime on the Development of Type 2 Diabetes (MAXWEL)

Seoul National University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Prediabetes

Diabetes

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00816608

MAXWEL 09

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hypothesis : The maximum body weight in lifetime is associated with the onset of development of type 2 diabetes.

Full description

Obesity is well recognized risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Recent studies reported that weight change, especially severe weight gain was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the maximum body weight of lifetime is associated with the early onset of type 2 diabetes or an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in Korean.

Enrollment

3,000 patients

Sex

All

Ages

20+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria