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Assortative mating by body height and BMI: Finnish twins and their spouses.

American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Jan 2000

Silventoinen Karri, Kaprio Jaakko, Lahelma Eero, Viken Richard J, Rose Richard J

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Assortative mating by body height and weight is well established in various populations, but its causal mechanisms remain poorly understood. We analyzed the effect of phenotypic assortment and social homogamy on spousal correlations for body height and body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)). Our data derived from a questionnaire administered to the adult Finnish Twin Cohort in 1990 (response rate 77%) yielding results...

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PMID: 12953173
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10183

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