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. 2014 Mar;22(3):901-8.
doi: 10.1002/oby.20540. Epub 2013 Aug 19.

The effect of GWAS identified BMI loci on changes in body weight among middle-aged Danes during a five-year period

C H Sandholt  1 , K H Allin, U Toft, A Borglykke, R Ribel-Madsen, T Sparso, J M Justesen, M N Harder, T Jørgensen, T Hansen, O Pedersen
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The effect of GWAS identified BMI loci on changes in body weight among middle-aged Danes during a five-year period

C H Sandholt et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Mar.
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Abstract

Objective: Genome-wide association studies have identified genetic variants associating with BMI, however, it is un-clarified whether the same variants also influence body weight fluctuations.

Methods: Among 3,982 adult individuals that attended both a baseline and a five-year follow-up examination in the Danish Inter99 intervention study, a genetic risk score (GRS) was constructed based on 30 BMI variants to address whether it is associated with body weight changes. Moreover, it was examined whether the effect of lifestyle changes was modulated by the GRS.

Results: The GRS associated strongly with baseline body weight, with a per risk allele increase of 0.45 (0.33-0.58) kg (P = 2.7 × 10(-12) ), corresponding to a body weight difference of 3.41 (2.21-4.60) kg comparing the highest (≥ 30 risk alleles) and lowest (≤ 26 risk alleles) risk allele tertile. No association was observed with changes in body weight during the five years. Changes in lifestyle, including physical activity, diet and smoking habits associated strongly with body weight changes, however, no interactions with the GRS was observed.

Conclusion: The GRS associated with body weight cross-sectionally, but not with changes over a five-year period. Body weight changes were influenced by lifestyle changes, however, independently of the GRS.

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