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Examining the causal association of fasting glucose with blood pressure in healthy children and adolescents: a Mendelian randomization study employing common genetic variants of fasting glucose
Goharian, T. S.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Franks, Paul W,; Wareham, Nicholas J.; Brage, Søren; Veidebaum, T.; Ekelund, Ulf; Lawlor, Debbie A.; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Grøntved, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-07-31)The aim of the study was to determine whether genetically raised fasting glucose (FG) levels are associated with blood pressure (BP) in healthy children and adolescents. We used 11 common genetic variants of FG discovered ... -
Heritability of objectively assessed daily physical activity and sedentary behavior
den Hoed, Marcel; Brage, Søren; Zhao, Jing Hua; Westgate, Kate; Nessa, Ayrun; Ekelund, Ulf; Spector, Tim D.; Wareham, Nicholas J.; Loos, Ruth J. F. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-09-18)Background: Twin and family studies that estimated the heritability of daily physical activity have been limited by poor measurement quality and a small sample size. Objective: We examined the heritability of daily ...