Mendelian randomization suggests a bidirectional, causal relationship between physical inactivity and adiposity
Physical inactivity and increased sedentary time are associated with excess weight gain in observational studies. However, some longitudinal studies indicate reverse causality where weight gain leads to physical inactivity and increased sedentary time. As observational studies suffer from reverse ca...
Main Authors: | Germán D Carrasquilla, Mario García-Ureña, Tove Fall, Thorkild IA Sørensen, Tuomas O Kilpeläinen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2022-03-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/70386 |
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