Oxford University Press, International Journal of Epidemiology, 2(44), p. 578-586, 2015
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv094
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Adiposity, as indicated by body mass index (BMI), has been associated with risk of cardiovascular diseases in epidemiological studies. We aimed to investigate if these associations are causal, using Mendelian randomization (MR) methods.