Association of lactase persistence genotype with milk consumption, obesity and blood pressure: A Mendelian randomization study in the 1982 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort, with a systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1573-1587

  Hartwig, Fernando Pires ^a   Horta, Bernardo Lessa ^a   Smith, George Davey ^b   De Mola, Christian Loret ^a   Victora, Cesar Gomes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body mass index; Lactase persistence; Mendelian randomization; Milk; Obesity

Indexed keywords

LACTASE; TRIPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; FOOD INTAKE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS; MILK; OBESITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRAZIL; DIET; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; DIET; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LACTASE; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; MILK; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85013353284     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw074     Document Type: Article

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