Body mass index and all-cause mortality in HUNT and UK biobank studies: revised non-linear Mendelian randomisation analyses

Objectives To estimate the shape of the causal relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mortality risk in a Mendelian randomisation framework.Design Mendelian randomisation analyses of two prospective population-based cohorts.Setting Individuals of European ancestries living in Norway or the U...

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Main Authors: Stephen Burgess, Yi-Qian Sun, Amy M Mason, Xiao-Mei Mai, Ang Zhou, Christopher Buck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-05-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/5/e081399.full