Article
[Heritability of obesity in children aged 30-36 months and an analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms at four loci in Xi'an, China].
Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics - 1 Apr 2020
Shi Xiao-Wei, Lyu Ai-Li, Wang Sen, Lyu Min, Yue Jie
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the heritability of obesity in children aged 30-36 months in Xi'an, China, as well as the role of four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with body mass index in the susceptibility to obesity in children. METHODS: Random sampling was performed to select 1 637 children, aged 30-36 months, from four communities of Xi'an from March 2017 to December 2018. Physical assessment was...
Topics
- Body Mass Index
- Child, Preschool
- China
- Humans
- Overweight
- Pediatric Obesity
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Risk Factors
