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Gene-environment interactions between education and body mass: Evidence from the UK and Finland.

Social science & medicine (1982) - 1 Dec 2017

Amin Vikesh, Böckerman Petri, Viinikainen Jutta, Smart Melissa C, Bao Yanchun, Kumari Meena, Pitkänen Niina, Lehtimäki Terho, Raitakari Olli, Pehkonen Jaakko

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More education is associated with a lower body mass index (BMI) and likelihood of being overweight. However, since a large proportion of the variation in body mass is due to genetic makeup, it has been hypothesized that education may moderate the genetic risk. We estimate main associations between (i) education, (ii) genetic risk, and (iii) interactions between education and genetic risk on BMI and the...

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PMID: 29102742
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.10.027

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