ArticleBehavior genetics2016
Associations Between Fetal Growth and Self-Perceived Health Throughout Adulthood: A Co-twin Control Study.
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- IGEMS: The Consortium on Interplay of Genes and Environment Across Multiple Studies - An Update.Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies · 2019Trial
- The Interplay of Genes and Environment Across Multiple Studies (IGEMS) Consortium After Fifteen Years.Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies · 2026Article
- Co-twin Control Analyses Reveal Genetic Contributions to SES Influences in Mean Level and Longitudinal Change in Physical Aging.Behavior genetics · 2026Article
- Lifecourse correlates of self-rated health and associations with subsequent mortality: findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.Journal of medicine, surgery, and public health · 2024Article
- The Importance of the Prenatal Environment in Behavioral Genetics: Introduction to Special Issue.Behavior genetics · 2016Article
- Additive drug-specific and sex-specific risks associated with co-use of marijuana and tobacco during pregnancy: Evidence from 3 recent developmental cohorts (2003-2015).Neurotoxicology and teratologyArticle
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Abstract
The literature shows evidence for long-lasting effects of low birth weight (LBW) on many health outcomes, but little is known about effects on self-perceived health. Findings are mixed and studies are small, mostly focusing on LBW effects on health outcomes before adulthood. Further, as LBW and most health conditions including self-perceived health are partly heritable, associations between birth weight (BW) and adverse health outcomes may also be due to shared genetic as well as other (pre- and postnatal) unmeasured environmental influences. We explored LBW effects on self-perceived health in early and later adulthood using a very large and genetically informative sample of more than 50,000 Swedish twins. In addition, analyses within twin pairs (the co-twin control design) were used to examine potential associations between BW and the offspring's risk for poor self-perceived health independent of shared environmental or genetic factors, evidence which is critical for the understanding of underlying mechanisms. Results showed that lower BW was significantly associated with poorer self-perceived health during adulthood, although the effect size was small. Co-twin control analyses suggested that this increased risk may be due to shared underlying liability (environmental or genetic) rather than a direct effect of BW, but findings were not conclusive.
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