Familial clustering of multiple measures of adiposity and fat distribution in the Québec Family Study: a trivariate analysis of percent body fat, body mass index, and trunk-to-extremity skinfold ratio.

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OBJECTIVE: To assess whether independent or common (pleiotropic) familial factors (i.e., genetic and/or common environment) underlie the observed associations among measures of body mass, body fat, and its distribution. DESIGN: A familial correlation model involves both parents and offspring, and gives rise to three types of familial correlations (spouse, parent-offspring, and sibling). A pattern of significant...

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