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BMI and Cardiometabolic Traits in Japanese: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Journal of epidemiology - 5 Feb 2024
Nagayoshi Mako, Hishida Asahi, Shimizu Tomonori, Kato Yasufumi, Kubo Yoko, Okada Rieko, Tamura Takashi, Otonari Jun, Ikezaki Hiroaki, Hara Megumi, Nishida Yuichiro, Oze Isao, Koyanagi Yuriko N, Nakamura Yohko, Kusakabe Miho, Ibusuki Rie, Shibuya Keiichi, Suzuki Sadao, Nishiyama Takeshi, Koyama Teruhide, Ozaki Etsuko, Kuriki Kiyonori, Takashima Naoyuki, Nakamura Yasuyuki, Katsuura-Kamano Sakurako, Arisawa Kokichi, Nakatochi Masahiro, Momozawa Yukihide, Takeuchi Kenji, Wakai Kenji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although many observational studies have demonstrated significant relationships between obesity and cardiometabolic traits, the causality of these relationships in East Asians remains to be elucidated. METHODS: We conducted individual-level Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses targeting 14,083 participants in the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study and two-sample MR analyses using...
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