Variation in the heritability of body mass index based on diverse twin studies: a systematic review

Over the past three decades, twin studies have shown variation in the heritability of obesity. This study examined the difference of body mass index (BMI) heritability (BMI‐H) by population characteristics, such as sex, age, time period of observation and average BMI, as well as by broad social‐environmental factors as indicated by country‐level gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and GDP growth rate.

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