Genetic confounding in the association of early motor development with childhood and adolescent exercise behavior

Abstract Introduction Early motor development has been found to be a predictor of exercise behavior in children and adolescents, but whether this reflects a causal effect or confounding by genetic or shared environmental factors remains to be established. Methods For 20,911 complete twin pairs from...

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Main Authors: Yahua Zi, Meike Bartels, Conor Dolan, Eco J.C. de Geus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-024-01583-w