Instrumental variable analysis using offspring BMI in childhood as an indicator of parental BMI in relation to mortality
Abstract Childhood BMI shows associations with adult mortality, but these may be influenced by effects of ill health in childhood on BMI and later mortality. To avoid this, we used offspring childhood BMI as an instrumental variable (IV) for own BMI in relation to mortality and compared it with conv...
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| Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/75786fa5bbc8408296a93656db7bc1b7 |
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