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Childhood Adiposity and Risk of Major Clinical Heart Diseases in Adulthood: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 6 Aug 2024
Xiong Yan, Tang Yijia, Zhou Jie, Tian Yang, Chen Fuli, Li Gang, Huang Hui, Huang Hao, Zhou Long
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The causal relationship between childhood adiposity and adult risk of heart diseases has not been clearly demonstrated. This study aims to ascertain whether genetically predicted childhood body mass index (BMI) and childhood obesity are causally associated with adult coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and pulmonary heart...
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