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Revisiting trajectories of BMI in youth : an in‐depth analysis of differences between BMI and other adiposity measures
(Wiley, 2021-06-16)
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Body mass index (BMI) is used to identify trajectories of adiposity in youth, but it does not distinguish fat- from fat-free-mass. There are other inexpensive measures of adiposity which might better capture ...
Self-reported weight loss attempts and weight-related stress in childhood : heightening the risk of obesity in early adolescence
(Wiley, 2021-01-26)
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Weight loss attempts occur as early as childhood. The impacts of weight loss attempts and weight-related stress on the occurrence of obesity during childhood remain unknown. We aimed to: (a) assess the prevalence ...
Association of genetic variants with body-mass index and blood pressure in adolescents : a replication study
(Frontiers Media, 2021-09-01)
The strong correlation between adiposity and blood pressure (BP) might be explained in
part by shared genetic risk factors. A recent study identified three nucleotide variants
[rs16933812 (PAX5), rs7638110 (MRPS22), and ...
Mendelian randomization : a review of methods for the prevention, assessment, and discussion of pleiotropy in studies using the fat mass and obesity-associated gene as an instrument for adiposity
(Frontiers Media, 2022-02-04)
Pleiotropy assessment is critical for the validity of Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses, and its management remains a challenging task for researchers. This review examines how the authors of MR studies address bias ...