title: Infectious diseases in children and body mass index in young adults.
abstract: In a cohort of 1,863 Filipinos, diarrhea, fever, and unsanitary conditions in infancy were associated with a decreased body mass index in adulthood; upper respiratory tract infection was associated with an increased body mass index. These finding support the hypothesis that infections early in life play a role in body habitus in adulthood.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University-Infectious Diseases, 300 Pasteur Dr, Grant Building S101, Mc 5107, Stanford, CA 94305-5107, USA. gsuh@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ley
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parsonnet
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010679:Philippines / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult