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Aug 2026
Adolescent weight gain trajectories and their associations with biological aging: a genetically informed study.
BACKGROUND High body mass index (BMI) in adolescence is associated with accelerated biological aging, which might predict the onset of obesity-related diseases before they develop. Genetic factors may shape both adolescent BMI and weight trajectories. METHODS Participants were from the Young Finns Study (n = 3 596, a...
Anni Pitkänen, Anna Kankaanpää, E. Raitoharju et al.
· International Journal of Obe... · 0 citations