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Early exposure to social disadvantages and later life body mass index beyond genetic predisposition in three generations of Finnish birth cohorts.

BMC public health - 18 May 2020

Lowry Estelle, Rautio Nina, Wasenius Niko, Bond Tom A, Lahti Jari, Tzoulaki Ioanna, Dehghan Abbas, Heiskala Anni, Ala-Mursula Leena, Miettunen Jouko, Eriksson Johan, Järvelin Marjo-Riitta, Sebert Sylvain

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BACKGROUND: The study aimed to explore the association between early life and life-course exposure to social disadvantage and later life body mass index (BMI) accounting for genetic predisposition and maternal BMI. METHODS: We studied participants of Helsinki Birth Cohort Study born in 1934-1944 (HBCS1934-1944, n = 1277) and Northern Finland Birth Cohorts born in 1966 and 1986 (NFBC1966, n = 5807, NFBC1986,...

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PMID: 32423423
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08763-w
PMCID: PMC7236362

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