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Age at menarche and adult body mass index: a Mendelian randomization study.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Sept 2018
Gill Dipender, Brewer Christopher F, Del Greco M Fabiola, Sivakumaran Prasanthi, Bowden Jack, Sheehan Nuala A, Minelli Cosetta
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BACKGROUND: Pubertal timing has psychological and physical sequelae. While observational studies have demonstrated an association between age at menarche and adult body mass index (BMI), confounding makes it difficult to infer causality. METHODS: The Mendelian randomization (MR) technique is not limited by traditional confounding and was used to investigate the presence of a causal effect of age at menarche on...
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