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Oxford University Press, International Journal of Epidemiology, 2(44), p. 578-586, 2015

DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv094

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Adiposity as a cause of cardiovascular disease: a Mendelian randomization study

Journal article published in 2015 by Sara Hägg, Paul S. de Vries, Renee Fag A. G. de Bruijn, Eco Jc C. de Geus, Cornelia M. van Duijn, S. Hagg, Sara Haegg, Tove Fall, Alexander Ploner, Reedik Mägi, R. Magi, Krista Fischer, Harmen Hm M. Draisma, P. S. De Vries, Mart Kals and other authors.
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Abstract

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.