Cross-trait familial resemblance for body fat and blood pressure: familial correlations in the Québec Family Study.

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Cross-trait familial resemblance for body fat and blood pressure: familial correlations in the Québec Family Study.

American journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 1994

Rice T, Province M, Pérusse L, Bouchard C, Rao D C

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Cross-trait resemblance between body fat and blood pressure (BP) was examined among families in the Québec Family Study by using a bivariate familial correlation model assessing both intraindividual (e.g., comparison of father's body fat with his own BP) and interindividual (e.g., comparison of f...

Topics

Adipose Tissue
Adolescent
Adult
Blood Pressure
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Phenotype
Quebec

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