Influence of puberty timing on adiposity and cardiometabolic traits: A Mendelian randomisation study.

<h4>Background</h4>Earlier puberty is widely linked with future obesity and cardiometabolic disease. We examined whether age at puberty onset likely influences adiposity and cardiometabolic traits independent of childhood adiposity.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>One-sample Mend...

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Main Authors: Joshua A Bell, David Carslake, Kaitlin H Wade, Rebecca C Richmond, Ryan J Langdon, Emma E Vincent, Michael V Holmes, Nicholas J Timpson, George Davey Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002641