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Genetic influences on adult body mass index followed over 29 years and their effects on late-life mobility: a study of twin sisters.

Journal of epidemiology and community health - 1 Aug 2009

Ortega-Alonso A, Sipilä S, Kujala U M, Kaprio J, Rantanen T

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BACKGROUND: The rise in body mass index (BMI) during adulthood increases the risk for metabolic disorders, functional limitations and disability in old age. This twin study examined prospectively whether genetic and environmental influences on women's BMI also account for mobility 29 years later. METHODS: The sample consisted of 103 monozygotic and 114 dizygotic pairs of twin sisters reared together. Body mass...

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PMID: 19304672
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.080622

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