Height, body mass index, and socioeconomic status: mendelian randomisation study in UK Biobank

Objective To determine whether height and body mass index (BMI) have a causal role in five measures of socioeconomic status. Design Mendelian randomisation study to test for causal effects of differences in stature and BMI on five measures of socioeconomic status. Mendelian randomisation exploits th...

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Published in:	BMJ (Online) Vol. 352; p. i582
Main Authors:	Tyrrell, Jessica, Jones, Samuel E, Beaumont, Robin, Astley, Christina M, Lovell, Rebecca, Yaghootkar, Hanieh, Tuke, Marcus, Ruth, Katherine S, Freathy, Rachel M, Hirschhorn, Joel N, Wood, Andrew R, Murray, Anna, Weedon, Michael N, Frayling, Timothy M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 08.03.2016 BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Subjects:	Adult Aged Biological Specimen Banks Body Height Body Mass Index Educational Status Female Genealogy Genomes Humans Income - statistics & numerical data Life expectancy Male Mendelian Randomization Analysis Mens health Middle Aged Occupations Social Class Socioeconomic factors Studies United Kingdom - epidemiology Women United Kingdom > UK
ISSN:	1756-1833, 0959-8138, 1756-1833
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