Figure 1

Schematic presentation of inclusion and exclusion criteria for participants of the MDCS in the current study. A total of 21 407 participants from the MDCS with self-reported data at baseline examination on weight at 20 years of age and 2673 participants with information on weight and BMI at three different time points (self-reported at 20 years age and measured weight and height at baseline and at follow-up) were included. The mean timespan from baseline to follow-up was 16.5 years (s.d.: 1.5 years) and mean time from 20 years of age until follow-up re-examination was 52.8 years (s.d.: 5.6 years).