Intergenerational transmission of body mass index and associations with educational attainment

Intergenerational transmission of body mass index and associations with educational attainment

Abstract Background Individual differences in educational attainment (EA) and physical health, as indexed by body mass index (BMI), are correlated within persons and across generations. The present aim was to assess these associations while controlling for parental transmission. Methods We analyzed...

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Main Authors: Hekmat Alrouh, Elsje van Bergen, Eveline de Zeeuw, Conor Dolan, Dorret I. Boomsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Intergenerational transmission
Educational attainment
Body mass index
Spouse correlation
Structural equation modeling
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13270-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13270-1

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