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Prevalence, determinants, and cardiometabolic consequences of overweight and obesity among people with Down syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2026-07-28

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<h4>Objective</h4> This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesised the global prevalence of overweight and obesity in people with Down syndrome (DS) across the lifespan, characterised determinants of excess adiposity, and examined associations with adverse cardiometabolic outcomes. <h4>Methods</h4> Six databases were searched without date or language restriction. Two independent reviewers screened studies,...

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Literature Corpus work: 5f4a5e7e-59d8-5655-b1da-587c201eba31
DOI: 10.64898/2026.07.25.26358905

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