Mendelian Randomization Analyses Suggest Childhood Body Size Indirectly Influences End Points From Across the Cardiovascular Disease Spectrum Through Adult Body Size
Background Obesity is associated with long‐term health consequences including cardiovascular disease. Separating the independent effects of childhood and adulthood obesity on cardiovascular disease risk is challenging as children with obesity typically remain overweight throughout the lifecourse. Me...
Main Authors: | Grace M. Power, Jessica Tyrrell, Timothy M. Frayling, George Davey Smith, Tom G. Richardson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-09-01
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Series: | Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.021503 |
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