… To assess the associations of alternative birth size measurements with mortality, sex-specific
HRs per centimetre increase in birth length and per 1 U (kg/m 3 ) increase in ponderal …

Fetal growth restriction is a major determinant of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Screening
for fetal growth restriction is a key element of prenatal care but it is recognized to be …

Most common human traits and diseases have a polygenic pattern of inheritance: DNA
sequence variants at many genetic loci influence the phenotype. Genome-wide association (GWA…

Obesity is a serious international health problem that increases the risk of several common
diseases. The genetic factors predisposing to obesity are poorly understood. A genome-wide …

Waist-hip ratio (WHR) is a measure of body fat distribution and a predictor of metabolic
consequences independent of overall adiposity. WHR is heritable, but few genetic variants …

Ruth Loos and colleagues report findings from a meta-analysis of multiple studies examining
the extent to which physical activity attenuates effects of a specific gene variant, FTO, on …

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of longitudinal birth cohorts enable joint investigation
of environmental and genetic influences on complex traits. We report GWAS results for …

Age at menarche is a marker of timing of puberty in females. It varies widely between
individuals, is a heritable trait and is associated with risks for obesity, type 2 diabetes, …

To identify loci for age at menarche, we performed a meta-analysis of 32 genome-wide
association studies in 87,802 women of European descent, with replication in up to 14,731 …

Background. Earlier studies on stress and obesity have not considered coping in situations
involving stress. This study examines the associations between stress-related eating and …