Article
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.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Dec 1995
Rice T, Bouchard C, Pérusse L, Rao D C
Abstract excerpt
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...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Body Composition
- Body Mass Index
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cluster Analysis
- Family Health
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Genetic
- Models, Statistical
- Phenotype