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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 Magnussen
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • weight gain
  • physical activity
  • genome wide
  • middle aged