Article
Genetic Correlation between Body Fat Percentage and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Suggests Common Genetic Etiology.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Schnurr Theresia M, Gjesing Anette P, Sandholt Camilla H, Jonsson Anna, Mahendran Yuvaraj, Have Christian T, Ekstrøm Claus T, Bjerregaard Anne-Louise, Brage Soren, Witte Daniel R, Jørgensen Marit E, Aadahl Mette, Thuesen Betina H, Linneberg Allan, Eiberg Hans, Pedersen Oluf, Grarup Niels, Kilpeläinen Tuomas O, Hansen Torben
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: It has long been discussed whether fitness or fatness is a more important determinant of health status. If the same genetic factors that promote body fat percentage (body fat%) are related to cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), part of the concurrent associations with health outcomes could reflect a common genetic origin. In this study we aimed to 1) examine genetic correlations between body fat% and...
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