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Progressive or persistent obesity trajectories from childhood to adulthood significantly increase the risk of cardio-renal-metabolic multimorbidity progression, a risk that is largely mediated by metabolic inflammation and partially attenuated by healthy lifestyle factors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to understand how body size trajectories from childhood to adulthood affect the progression of cardio-renal-metabolic multimorbidity.

June 6, 2026Nutrition & MetabolismOpen Access

Life-course body size trajectories and the progression of cardio-renal-metabolic multimorbidity: a prospective UK biobank study

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JLJingjing LangSoochow University ZGZhongyang GuanCurtin University LLLili LiSoochow University

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Prospective study finds obesity trajectories increase cardio-renal-metabolic multimorbidity risks, suggesting prevention strategies.

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This research aims to understand how body size trajectories from childhood to adulthood affect the progression of cardio-renal-metabolic multimorbidity.
Included 398,491 UK Biobank participants.
Evaluated body size trajectories using recalled childhood somatotype and adult BMI.
Utilized multi-state models to assess hazards and probabilities across body size trajectories.
Obesity trajectories linked to higher progression hazards along the comorbidity-count pathway.
Hazard ratios showed significantly increased risks for comorbidities associated with higher obesity levels (e.g., CVD to T2D-CVD, HR 3.85).
Lifestyle improvements and higher Life’s Essential 4 scores reduced risks associated with obesity trajectories by 26.8-37.8%.

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Lang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a23b9f271a5da9775e75c4d https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-026-01148-7

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