Article
Multivariate modeling of body mass index, pulse pressure, systolic and diastolic blood pressure in Chinese twins.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Feb 2015
Wu Yili, Zhang Dongfeng, Pang Zengchang, Jiang Wenjie, Wang Shaojie, Li Shuxia, von Bornemann Hjelmborg Jacob, Tan Qihua
Abstract excerpt
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse pressure (PP), and body mass index (BMI) are heritable traits in human metabolic health but their common genetic and environmental backgrounds are not well investigated. The aim of this article was to explore the phenotypic and genetic associations among PP, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and BMI. The studied sample contained 615 twin...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Asian People
- Blood Pressure
- Body Height
- Body Mass Index
- Body Weight
- China
- Cohort Studies
- Diastole
- Female
- Gene-Environment Interaction