Twin's Birth-Order Differences in Height and Body Mass Index From Birth to Old Age: A Pooled Study of 26 Twin Cohorts Participating in the CODATwins Project

We analyzed birth order differences in means and variances of height and body mass index (BMI) in monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins from infancy to old age. The data were derived from the international CODATwins database. The total number of height and BMI measures from 0.5 to 79.5 years of age was 397,466. As expected, first-born twins had greater birth weight than second-born twins. With respect to height, first-born twins were slightly taller than second-born twins in childhood. After adjusting the results for birth weight, the birth order differences decreased and were no longer st... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Yokoyama, Y.
Jelenkovic, A.
Sund, R.
Sung, J.
Hopper, J.L.
Ooki, S.
Heikkilä, K.
Aaltonen, S.
Tarnoki, A.D.
Tarnoki, D.L.
Willemsen, G.
Bartels, M.
van Beijsterveldt, C.E.M.
Saudino, K.J.
Cutler, T.L.
Nelson, T.L.
Whitfield, K.E.
Wardle, J.
Llewellyn, C.H.
Fisher, A.
He, M.
Ding, X.
Bjerregaard-Andersen, M.
Beck-Nielsen, H.
Sodemann, M.
Song, Y.M.
Yang, S.
Lee, K.
Jeong, H.U.
Knafo-Noam, A.
Mankuta, D.
Abramson, L.
Burt, S.A.
Klump, K.L.
Ordonana, J.R.
Sanchez-Romera, J.F.
Colodro-Conde, L.
Harris, J.R.
Brandt, I.
Sevenius Nilsen, T.
Craig, J.M.
Saffery, R.
Ji, F.
Ning, F.
Pang, Z.
Dubois, L.
Boivin, M.
Brendgen, M.
Dionne, G.
Vitaro, F.
Martin, N.G.
Medland, S.E.
Montgomery, G.W.
Magnusson, P.K.E.
Pedersen, N.L.
Dahl Aslan, A.K.
Tynelius, P.
Haworth, C.M.A.
Plomin, R.
Rebato, E.
Rose, R.J.
Goldberg, J.H.
Rasmussen, F.
Hur, Y.M.
Sørensen, T.I.A.
Boomsma, D.I.
Kaprio, J.
Silventoinen, K.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Reihe/Periodikum: Yokoyama , Y , Jelenkovic , A , Sund , R , Sung , J , Hopper , J L , Ooki , S , Heikkilä , K , Aaltonen , S , Tarnoki , A D , Tarnoki , D L , Willemsen , G , Bartels , M , van Beijsterveldt , C E M , Saudino , K J , Cutler , T L , Nelson , T L , Whitfield , K E , Wardle , J , Llewellyn , C H , Fisher , A , He , M , Ding , X , Bjerregaard-Andersen , M , Beck-Nielsen , H , Sodemann , M , Song , Y M , Yang , S , Lee , K , Jeong , H U , Knafo-Noam , A , Mankuta , D , Abramson , L , Burt , S A , Klump , K L , Ordonana , J R , Sanchez-Romera , J F , Colodro-Conde , L , Harris , J R , Brandt , I , Sevenius Nilsen , T , Craig , J M , Saffery , R , Ji , F , Ning , F , Pang , Z , Dubois , L , Boivin , M , Brendgen , M , Dionne , G , Vitaro , F , Martin , N G , Medland , S E , Montgomery , G W , Magnusson , P K E , Pedersen , N L , Dahl Aslan , A K , Tynelius , P , Haworth , C M A , Plomin , R , Rebato , E , Rose , R J , Goldberg , J H , Rasmussen , F , Hur , Y M , Sørensen , T I A , Boomsma , D I , Kaprio , J & Silventoinen , K 2016 , ' Twin's Birth-Order Differences in Height and Body Mass Index From Birth to Old Age: A Pooled Study of 26 Twin Cohorts Participating in the CODATwins Project ' , Twin Research and Human Genetics , vol. 19 , no. 2 , pp. 112-124 . https://doi.org/10.1017/thg.2016.11
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Sprache: Englisch
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