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Causal effect of education on bone mineral density: A Mendelian randomization study.
Medicine - 15 Mar 2024
Mou Xiaoqing, Sun Mingqi, Chen Xiaojun
Abstract excerpt
Education level may have some association with the incidence of osteoporosis, but it is elusive if this association is causal. This two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis focused on the causal effect of education level on femoral neck bone mineral density (FN-BMD), forearm BMD, lumbar spine BMD, and heel BMD. Twelve single nucleotide polymorphisms were used as instrumental variables. The results suggested...
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