The role of body height as a co-factor of excess weight in Switzerland.
Marc RickenbacherNejla GültekinZeno StangaNicole BenderKaspar StaubJonathan C K WellsKatarina L MatthesEmile ReberPublished in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2022)
Our results emphasize the importance of body height as a co-factor of excess weight, suggesting a clear negative association between height and BMI, WHtR and WHR. Evidence indicates that both early-life environmental exposures and alleles associated with height may contribute to these associations. This knowledge could serve as further starting points for prevention programs in the field of public health.