Causal effect of body mass index and physical activity on the risk of joint sports injuries: Mendelian randomization analysis in the European population

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BACKGROUND: Observational studies can suggest potential associations between variables but cannot establish a causal effect on their own. This study explored the causal associations between body mass index (BMI), physical activity (PA), and joint sports injuries. METHODS: We conducted two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) using publicly accessed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) datasets to investigate the...

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