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ArticleEarly human development2018

Associations between birth size and later height from infancy through adulthood: An individual based pooled analysis of 28 twin cohorts participating in the CODATwins project.

Aline Jelenkovic, Yoshie Yokoyama, Reijo Sund, Yoon-Mi Hur, Jennifer R Harris, Ingunn Brandt, Thomas Sevenius Nilsen, Syuichi Ooki, Vilhelmina Ullemar, Catarina Almqvist and 59 more

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Aline JelenkovicDepartment of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, Spain. Electronic address: aline.jelenkovic@helsinki.fi.
Yoshie YokoyamaDepartment of Public Health Nursing, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan.
Reijo SundDepartment of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Yoon-Mi HurDepartment of Education, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam, South Korea.
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.
Syuichi OokiDepartment of Health Science, Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University, Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan.
Vilhelmina UllemarDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Catarina AlmqvistDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology Unit at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Patrik K E MagnussonDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Kimberly J SaudinoBoston University, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston, MA, USA.
Maria A StaziIstituto Superiore di Sanità - Centre for Behavioural Sciences and Mental Health, Rome, Italy.
Corrado FagnaniIstituto Superiore di Sanità - Centre for Behavioural Sciences and Mental Health, Rome, Italy.
Sonia BrescianiniIstituto Superiore di Sanità - Centre for Behavioural Sciences and Mental Health, Rome, Italy.
Tracy L NelsonDepartment of Health and Exercise Sciences, Colorado School of Public Health, Colorado State University, USA.
Keith E WhitfieldPsychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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.
Tessa L CutlerThe Australian Twin Registry, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
John L HopperThe Australian Twin Registry, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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.
Robin P CorleyInstitute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Brooke M HuibregtseInstitute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Catherine A DeromCentre of Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ghent University Hospitals, Ghent, Belgium.
Robert F VlietinckCentre of Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Morten Bjerregaard-AndersenBandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Research Center for Vitamins and Vaccines, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Henning Beck-NielsenDepartment of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Morten SodemannDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Robert F KruegerDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Matt McGueDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Shandell PahlenDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
S Alexandra BurtMichigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Kelly L KlumpMichigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Lise DuboisSchool of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Michel BoivinÉcole de psychologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada; Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development, Tomsk State University, Russian Federation.
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.
Gonneke WillemsenDepartment of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Meike BartelsDepartment of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Catharina E M van BeijsterveldDepartment of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Jeffrey M CraigMurdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Richard SafferyMurdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Finn RasmussenDepartment of Health Sciences, Lund University, Sweden.
Per TyneliusDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Kauko HeikkiläDepartment of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Kirsi H PietiläinenObesity Research Unit, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Gombojav BayasgalanHealthy Twin Association of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Danshiitsoodol NarandalaiGraduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan; Healthy Twin Association of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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.
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.
Esther RebatoDepartment of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, Spain.
Adam D TarnokiDepartment of Radiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; Hungarian Twin Registry, Budapest, Hungary.
David L TarnokiDepartment of Radiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; Hungarian Twin Registry, Budapest, Hungary.
Jina KimDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
Jooyeon LeeDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
Sooji LeeDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
Joohon SungDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
Ruth J F LoosThe Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Dorret I BoomsmaDepartment of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Thorkild I A SørensenNovo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Basic Metabolic Research (Section of Metabolic Genetics), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Public Health (Section of Epidemiology), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jaakko KaprioDepartment of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Institute for Molecular Medicine FIMM, Helsinki, Finland.
Karri SilventoinenDepartment of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.

Funding

Twin StudyP60DA011015 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI HEWITT, JOHN K. · 1997 to 2013
$22.5M
Research Training-Genetics of Substance AbuseT32DA017637 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER · PI STITZEL, JERRY A · 2004 to 2023
$5.3M
The Effects of Estradiol on Genetic Risk for Disordered Eating During PubertyR01MH092377 · NIMH · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KLUMP, KELLY L · 2010 to 2014
$3.4M
A twin study of ovarian hormones and disordered eatingR01MH082054 · NIMH · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KLUMP, KELLY L · 2008 to 2012
$3.1M
DETERMINANTS OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDRENR01HD010333 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER · PI WADSWORTH, SALLY J · 1985 to 2010
$3.0M
Developmental Change in Temperament in Preschoolers: Implications and EtiologyR01HD068435 · NICHD · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI SAUDINO, KIMBERLY J. · 2012 to 2016
$2.9M
ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL ABUSE: A TWIN-STUDY PERSPECTIVER37AA012502 · NIAAA · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI ROSE, RICHARD JOSEPH · 2000 to 2009
$2.9M
Integrating contextual, proximal, and individual risks for child conduct problemsR01HD066040 · NICHD · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BURT, S. ALEXANDRA · 2010 to 2014
$2.9M
Genetic Influences on Activity Level in Early ChildhoodR01MH062375 · NIMH · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI SAUDINO, KIMBERLY J. · 2003 to 2007
$1.9M
Gene-environment Interactions in Childhood Conduct ProblemsR01MH081813 · NIMH · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BURT, S. ALEXANDRA · 2008 to 2013
$1.6M
Adolescent Alcohol Abuse: A Twin-Study PerspectiveR01AA012502 · NIAAA · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI ROSE, RICHARD JOSEPH · 2013 to 2017
$1.2M
University of Colorado Interdisciplinary Training in Demography and GeneticsT32AG052371 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · PI BOARDMAN, JASON D · 2017 to 2020
$681k
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 31/D19086Cancer Research UK C1418/A7974CIHREuropean Research Council 230374Medical Research Council G19/2Medical Research Council MR/M021475/1NIAAA NIH HHS K05 AA000145NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA009203NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA012502NIAAA NIH HHS R37 AA012502NIA NIH HHS R01 AG013662NIA NIH HHS T32 AG052371NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD010333NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD066040NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD068435NIDA NIH HHS P60 DA011015NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA017637NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH062375NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH081813NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH082054NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH092377NIMH NIH HHS R03 MH063851NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH070542
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is evidence that birth size is positively associated with height in later life, but it remains unclear whether this is explained by genetic factors or the intrauterine environment.

aimTo analyze the associations of birth weight, length and ponderal index with height from infancy through adulthood within mono- and dizygotic twin pairs, which provides insights into the role of genetic and environmental individual-specific factors.

methodsThis study is based on the data from 28 twin cohorts in 17 countries. The pooled data included 41,852 complete twin pairs (55% monozygotic and 45% same-sex dizygotic) with information on birth weight and a total of 112,409 paired height measurements at ages ranging from 1 to 69 years. Birth length was available for 19,881 complete twin pairs, with a total of 72,692 paired height measurements. The association between birth size and later height was analyzed at both the individual and within-pair level by linear regression analyses.

resultsWithin twin pairs, regression coefficients showed that a 1-kg increase in birth weight and a 1-cm increase in birth length were associated with 1.14-4.25 cm and 0.18-0.90 cm taller height, respectively. The magnitude of the associations was generally greater within dizygotic than within monozygotic twin pairs, and this difference between zygosities was more pronounced for birth length.

conclusionBoth genetic and individual-specific environmental factors play a role in the association between birth size and later height from infancy to adulthood, with a larger role for genetics in the association with birth length than with birth weight.

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Birth WeightBody HeightAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedTwins, DizygoticTwins, MonozygoticBirth lengthBirth weightHeightPonderal indexTwins

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PMID29656171
PMCPMC6532975

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