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Serum Phosphate, BMI, and Body Composition of Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Association Analysis and Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study.
The Journal of nutrition - 11 Jan 2022
Bosman Ariadne, Campos-Obando Natalia, Medina-Gomez Carolina, Voortman Trudy, Uitterlinden André G, Zillikens M Carola
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BACKGROUND: Observational studies have reported associations between serum phosphate and BMI in specific clinical settings, but the nature of this relation in the general population is unclear. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was twofold: to investigate the association between serum phosphate and BMI and body composition, as well as to explore evidence of causality through a bidirectional one-sample Mendelian...
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