Assortative marriages by body mass index have increased simultaneously with the obesity epidemic

Assortative marriages by body mass index have increased simultaneously with the obesity epidemic

Background: The genetic predisposition to obesity may have contributed to the obesity epidemic through assortative mating. We investigated whether spouses were positively assorted by body mass index (BMI; =kg/m2) in late childhood, and whether changes in assorted marriage by upper BMI-percentiles oc...

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Main Authors: Teresa Adeltoft Ajslev, Lars eÄngquist, Karri eSilventoinen, Michael eGamborg, David B Allison, Jennifer L Baker, Thorkild IA Sørensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
Obesity
Overweight
Human genetics
phenotype
childhood
assortative mating
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2012.00125/full

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