Genetic and environmental influences on BMI from late childhood to adolescence are modified by parental education

Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 583-589

  Lajunen, Hanna Reetta ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,b   Rose, Richard J ^c   Pulkkinen, Lea ^d   Silventoinen, Karri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTING EDUCATION; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTING; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 84857690087     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.304     Document Type: Article

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