Genetic and Environmental Transmission of Body Mass Index Fluctuation

Genetic and environmental transmission of body mass index fluctuation.

This study sought to determine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) fluctuation and cardiovascular disease phenotypes, diabetes, and depression and the role of genetic and environmental factors in individual differences in BMI fluctuation using the extended twin-family model (ETFM). This study included 14,763 twins and their relatives. Health and Lifestyle Questionnaires were obtained...

Health Psychology Socioeconomic Modifiers of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Body Mass Index in Adult Twins

Behavioral and Environmental Modification of the Genetic Influence on Body Mass Index: A Twin Study.

Body mass index (BMI) has a strong genetic basis, with a heritability around 0.75, but is also influenced by numerous behavioral and environmental factors. Aspects of the built environment (e.g., environmental walkability) are hypothesized to influence obesity by directly affecting BMI, by facilitating or inhibiting behaviors such as physical activity that are related to BMI, or by suppressing ...

Socioeconomic modifiers of genetic and environmental influences on body mass index in adult twins.

OBJECTIVE Individual measures of socioeconomic status (SES) suppress genetic variance in body mass index (BMI). Our objective was to examine the influence of both individual-level (i.e., educational attainment, household income) and macrolevel (i.e., neighborhood socioeconomic advantage) SES indicators on genetic contributions to BMI. METHOD The study used education level data from 4,162 mono...

P38: Spinal Cord Injury and Body Mass Index

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