ArticleTwin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies2016
Twin's Birth-Order Differences in Height and Body Mass Index From Birth to Old Age: A Pooled Study of 26 Twin Cohorts Participating in the CODATwins Project.
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Yoshie YokoyamaDepartment of Public Health Nursing,Osaka City University,Osaka,Japan.
Aline JelenkovicDepartment of Social Research,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
Reijo SundDepartment of Social Research,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
Joohon SungDepartment of Epidemiology,School of Public Health,Seoul National University,Seoul,Korea.
John L HopperDepartment of Epidemiology,School of Public Health,Seoul National University,Seoul,Korea.
Syuichi OokiDepartment of Health Science,Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University,Kahoku,Ishikawa,Japan.
Kauko HeikkiläDepartment of Public Health,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
Sari AaltonenDepartment of Social Research,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
Adam D TarnokiDepartment of Radiology and Oncotherapy,Semmelweis University,Budapest,Hungary.
David L TarnokiDepartment of Radiology and Oncotherapy,Semmelweis University,Budapest,Hungary.
Gonneke WillemsenDepartment of Biological Psychology,VU University Amsterdam,Amsterdam,the Netherlands.
Meike BartelsDepartment of Biological Psychology,VU University Amsterdam,Amsterdam,the Netherlands.
Toos C E M van BeijsterveldtDepartment of Biological Psychology,VU University Amsterdam,Amsterdam,the Netherlands.
Kimberly J SaudinoBoston University,Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences,Boston,Massachusetts,USA.
Tessa L CutlerThe Australian Twin Registry,Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics,The University of Melbourne,Melbourne,Victoria,Australia.
Tracy L NelsonDepartment of Health and Exercise Sciences and Colorado School of Public Health,Colorado State University,Fort Collins,Colorado,USA.
Keith E WhitfieldPsychology and Neuroscience,Duke University,Durham,North Carolina,USA.
Jane WardleHealth Behaviour Research Centre,Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care,University College London,London,UK.
Clare H LlewellynHealth Behaviour Research Centre,Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care,University College London,London,UK.
Abigail FisherHealth Behaviour Research Centre,Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care,University College London,London,UK.
Mingguang HeState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology,Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center,Sun Yat-sen University,Guangzhou,China.
Xiaohu DingState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology,Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center,Sun Yat-sen University,Guangzhou,China.
Morten Bjerregaard-AndersenBandim Health Project,INDEPTH Network,Bissau,Guinea-Bissau.
Henning Beck-NielsenDepartment of Endocrinology,Odense University Hospital,Odense,Denmark.
Morten SodemannDepartment of Infectious Diseases,Odense University Hospital,Odense,Denmark.
Yun-Mi SongDepartment of Family Medicine,Samsung Medical Center,Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine,Seoul,South-Korea.
Sarah YangDepartment of Epidemiology,School of Public Health,Seoul National University,Seoul,Korea.
Kayoung LeeDepartment of Family Medicine,Busan Paik Hospital,Inje University College of Medicine,Busan,Korea.
Hoe-Uk JeongDepartment of Education,Mokpo National University,Jeonnam,South Korea.
Ariel Knafo-NoamThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem,Jerusalem,Israel.
David MankutaHadassah Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Department,Hebrew University Medical School,Jerusalem,Israel.
Lior AbramsonThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem,Jerusalem,Israel.
S Alexandra BurtMichigan State University,East Lansing,Michigan,USA.
Kelly L KlumpMichigan State University,East Lansing,Michigan,USA.
Juan R OrdoñanaDepartment of Human Anatomy and Psychobiology,University of Murcia,Murcia,Spain.
Juan F Sánchez-RomeraDepartment of Developmental and Educational Psychology,University of Murcia,Murcia,Spain.
Lucia Colodro-CondeDepartment of Human Anatomy and Psychobiology,University of Murcia,Murcia,Spain.
Jennifer R HarrisNorwegian Institute of Public Health,Oslo,Norway.
Ingunn BrandtNorwegian Institute of Public Health,Oslo,Norway.
Thomas Sevenius NilsenNorwegian Institute of Public Health,Oslo,Norway.
Jeffrey M CraigMurdoch Childrens Research Institute,Royal Children's Hospital,Melbourne,Victoria,Australia.
Richard SafferyMurdoch Childrens Research Institute,Royal Children's Hospital,Melbourne,Victoria,Australia.
Fuling JiDepartment of Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention,Qingdao Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Qingdao,China.
Feng NingDepartment of Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention,Qingdao Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Qingdao,China.
Zengchang PangDepartment of Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention,Qingdao Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Qingdao,China.
Lise DuboisSchool of Epidemiology,Public Health and Preventive Medicine,University of Ottawa,Ottawa,Ontario,Canada.
Michel BoivinÉcole de Psychologie,Université Laval,Québec,Canada.
Mara BrendgenDépartement de Psychologie,Université du Québec à Montréal,Montréal,Québec,Canada.
Ginette DionneÉcole de Psychologie,Université Laval,Québec,Canada.
Frank VitaroÉcole de psychoéducation,Université de Montréal,Montréal,Québec,Canada.
Nicholas G MartinGenetic Epidemiology Department,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute,Brisbane,Queensland,Australia.
Sarah E MedlandGenetic Epidemiology Department,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute,Brisbane,Queensland,Australia.
Grant W MontgomeryMolecular Epidemiology Department,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute,Brisbane,Queensland,Australia.
Patrik K E MagnussonDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden.
Nancy L PedersenDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden.
Anna K Dahl AslanDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden.
Per TyneliusDepartment of Public Health Sciences,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden.
Claire M A HaworthMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit,University of Bristol,Bristol,UK.
Robert PlominKing's College London,MRC Social,Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre,Institute of Psychiatry,Psychology & Neuroscience,London,UK.
Esther RebatoDepartment of Genetics,Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology,University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU,Leioa,Spain.
Richard J RoseIndiana University Bloomington,Bloomington,Indiana,USA.
Jack H GoldbergDepartment of Epidemiology,School of Public Health,University of Washington,Seattle,Washington,USA.
Finn RasmussenDepartment of Public Health Sciences,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden.
Yoon-Mi HurDepartment of Education,Mokpo National University,Jeonnam,South Korea.
Thorkild I A SørensenInstitute of Preventive Medicine,Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospitals,Copenhagen,The Capital Region,Denmark.
Dorret I BoomsmaDepartment of Biological Psychology,VU University Amsterdam,Amsterdam,the Netherlands.
Jaakko KaprioDepartment of Public Health,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
Karri SilventoinenDepartment of Social Research,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
University of Helsinki · FIKarolinska Institutet · SEAmsterdam University College · NLQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · AUDepartment of Health and Social Care · GBHebrew University of Jerusalem · ILNorwegian Institute of Public Health · NOQingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNSeoul National University · KRInstituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria · ESMichigan State University · USMokpo National University · KROdense University Hospital · DKRoyal Children's Hospital · AUSemmelweis University · HUSun Yat-sen University · CNBoston University · USColorado School of Public Health · USDuke University · USIndiana University Bloomington · US
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Abstract
We analyzed birth order differences in means and variances of height and body mass index (BMI) in monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins from infancy to old age. The data were derived from the international CODATwins database. The total number of height and BMI measures from 0.5 to 79.5 years of age was 397,466. As expected, first-born twins had greater birth weight than second-born twins. With respect to height, first-born twins were slightly taller than second-born twins in childhood. After adjusting the results for birth weight, the birth order differences decreased and were no longer statistically significant. First-born twins had greater BMI than the second-born twins over childhood and adolescence. After adjusting the results for birth weight, birth order was still associated with BMI until 12 years of age. No interaction effect between birth order and zygosity was found. Only limited evidence was found that birth order influenced variances of height or BMI. The results were similar among boys and girls and also in MZ and DZ twins. Overall, the differences in height and BMI between first- and second-born twins were modest even in early childhood, while adjustment for birth weight reduced the birth order differences but did not remove them for BMI.
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