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From: The association between diabetes and hypertension with the number and extent of weight cycles determined from 6 million participants

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The association between body weight cycling and the risk of type 2 diabetes and hypertension according to various definitions of body weight cycling. Incident diabetes was defined as the prescription of antidiabetic medication or fasting blood sugar ≥ 126 mg/dL. Hypertension was defined as the prescription of hypertensive medication or systolic or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg. The hazard ratio was calculated with a Cox proportional hazards regression without adjustment (left, a) and with adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, past medical and family history (right, b). Dots and error bars indicate the hazard ratio and 95% confidence interval, respectively.

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