Longitudinal association of a body mass index (BMI) genetic risk score with growth and BMI changes across the life course: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.
Marie-Jeanne BuscotFeitong WuMarkus JuonalaTerho LehtimäkiNiina PitkänenMatthew A SabinJorma S A ViikariOlli T RaitakariCostan G MagnussenPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2020)
Individuals with genetic susceptibility to higher adult BMI have higher levels and accelerated rates of increase in BMI in childhood/adolescence, and are at increased risk of having a less favourable life-course BMI trajectory.