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Effect of basal metabolic rate on lifespan: a sex-specific Mendelian randomization study.
Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Unanticipated discovery: basal metabolic rate as an independent risk factor for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in a 5-year longitudinal cohort study of non-obese individuals in China.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Unraveling Potential Sex-Specific Effects of Cardiovascular Medications on Longevity Using Mendelian Randomization.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Article
- The Relevance of Time in Biological Scaling.Biology · 2023Review
- Strategic analysis of body composition indices and resting platelet ATP levels in professional soccer players for better platelet-rich plasma therapy.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Observationally, the association of basal metabolic rate (BMR) with mortality is mixed, although some ageing theories suggest that higher BMR should reduce lifespan. It remains unclear whether a causal association exists. In this one-sample Mendelian randomization study, we aimed to estimate the casual effect of BMR on parental attained age, a proxy for lifespan, using two-sample Mendelian randomization methods. We obtained genetic variants strongly (p-value < 5 × 10
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