Body mass index and healthcare costs: using genetic variants from the HUNT study as instrumental variables
Abstract Background Past studies have found associations between obesity and healthcare costs, however, these studies have suffered from bias due to omitted variables, reverse causality, and measurement error. Methods We used genetic variants related to body mass index (BMI) as instruments for BMI;...
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Main Authors: | Christina Hansen Edwards (Author), Gunnhild Åberge Vie (Author), Jonas Minet Kinge (Author) |
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