Differential models of twin correlations in skew for body-mass index (BMI).

Siny TsangGlen E DuncanDiana DinescuEric Turkheimer

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Our findings suggest that two distinct processes underlie the skew of the BMI distribution. The contrast between height and weight is in accord with subjective psychological experience: both are under obvious genetic influence, but BMI is also subject to behavioral control, whereas height is not.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
physical activity
magnetic resonance
sleep quality
genome wide
copy number
computed tomography
depressive symptoms
contrast enhanced