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The causal effect of life course adiposity on periodontitis: A Mendelian randomization study.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Feb 2023
Li Wenjing, He Ying, Zheng Qiwen, Deng Xuliang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To establish whether life course adiposity, including birth weight (BW), childhood and adulthood body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), and body fat percentage (BF%), has a causal influence on periodontitis. METHODS: We used single-nucleotide polymorphisms with significant associations with life course adiposity as instrumental variables. We examined their association with periodontitis risk in...
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