Genetic confounding in the association of early motor development with childhood and adolescent exercise behavior.
Yahua ZiMeike BartelsConor V DolanEco J C N de GeusPublished in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (2024)
No support was found for a direct causal effect in the association between rapid early motor development on future exercise behavior. In boys, early motor development appears to be an expression of the same genetic factors that underlie the heritability of childhood and early adolescent exercise behavior.