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Genetic influences on change in BMI from middle to old age: a 29-year follow-up study of twin sisters.
Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 2009
Ortega-Alonso Alfredo, Sipilä Sarianna, Kujala Urho M, Kaprio Jaakko, Rantanen Taina
Abstract excerpt
Weight gain through middle age is a common phenomenon that increases the risk for different types of metabolic diseases and functional limitations later in life. This study examined genetic and environmental influences on the evolution of body mass index (BMI) in women from middle to old age. BMI was evaluated in 102 monozygotic and 114 dizygotic pairs of twin sisters from the year 1975, when they were 42.6 +/-...
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