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Screen time behaviours may interact with obesity genes, independent of physical activity, to influence adolescent BMI in an ethnically diverse cohort.
Pediatric obesity - 1 Dec 2013
Graff M, North K E, Richardson A S, Young K M, Mohlke K L, Lange L A, Lange E M, Harris K M, Gordon-Larsen P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There has been little investigation of gene-by-environment interactions related to sedentary behaviour, a risk factor for obesity defined as leisure screen time (ST; i.e. television, video and computer games). OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that limiting ST use attenuates the genetic predisposition to increased body mass index (BMI), independent of physical activity. DESIGN: Using 7642 wave II...
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