Genetics likely made some people extra susceptible to obesity as society changed (IMAGE)

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Genetics likely made some people extra susceptible to obesity as society changed

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Association (+ 95% CIs) between PGI and BMI (kg/m2) by cohort, age, and PGI (adulthood or childhood). Derived from separate linear mixed effects models with the association between PGI and BMI allowed to vary by age (two natural splines). Adjustment was made for age (two natural splines), sex, first 10 genetic principal components, and a person-specific random intercept. Estimates were weighted using recruitment weights.  

 

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Wright et al., 2026, PLOS Genetics, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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