Height, body mass index, and socioeconomic status: mendelian randomisation study in UK Biobank

Height, body mass index, and socioeconomic status: mendelian randomisation study in UK Biobank

Abstract Objective To determine whether height and body mass index (BMI) have a causal role in five measures of socioeconomic status. Design Mendelian randomisation study to test for causal effects of differences in stature and BMI on five measures of socioeconomic status. Mendelian randomisation ex...

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Main Authors: Tyrrell, Jessica (Author), Jones, Samuel E (Author), Beaumont, Robin (Author), Astley, Christina M (Author), Lovell, Rebecca (Author), Yaghootkar, Hanieh (Author), Tuke, Marcus (Author), Ruth, Katherine S (Author), Freathy, Rachel M (Author), Wood, Andrew R (Author), Murray, Anna (Author), Weedon, Michael N (Author), Frayling, Timothy M (Author), Hirschhorn, Joel N (Contributor)
Other Authors: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2017-05-15T14:06:12Z.
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