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26996222
TITLE
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.
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.
DATE PUBLISHED
2016 Apr
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
entrez 2016/03/22 06:00
pubmed 2016/03/22 06:00
medline 2016/12/15 06:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Yokoyama Y Yokoyama Yoshie Y Department of Public Health Nursing,Osaka City University,Osaka,Japan.
Jelenkovic A Jelenkovic Aline A Department of Social Research,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
Sund R Sund Reijo R Department of Social Research,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
Sung J Sung Joohon J Department of Epidemiology,School of Public Health,Seoul National University,Seoul,Korea.
Hopper JL Hopper John L JL Department of Epidemiology,School of Public Health,Seoul National University,Seoul,Korea.
Ooki S Ooki Syuichi S Department of Health Science,Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University,Kahoku,Ishikawa,Japan.
Heikkilä K Heikkilä Kauko K Department of Public Health,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
Aaltonen S Aaltonen Sari S Department of Social Research,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
Tarnoki AD Tarnoki Adam D AD Department of Radiology and Oncotherapy,Semmelweis University,Budapest,Hungary.
Tarnoki DL Tarnoki David L DL Department of Radiology and Oncotherapy,Semmelweis University,Budapest,Hungary.
Willemsen G Willemsen Gonneke G Department of Biological Psychology,VU University Amsterdam,Amsterdam,the Netherlands.
Bartels M Bartels Meike M Department of Biological Psychology,VU University Amsterdam,Amsterdam,the Netherlands.
van Beijsterveldt TC van Beijsterveldt Toos C E M TC Department of Biological Psychology,VU University Amsterdam,Amsterdam,the Netherlands.
Saudino KJ Saudino Kimberly J KJ Boston University,Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences,Boston,Massachusetts,USA.
Cutler TL Cutler Tessa L TL The Australian Twin Registry,Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics,The University of Melbourne,Melbourne,Victoria,Australia.
Nelson TL Nelson Tracy L TL Department of Health and Exercise Sciences and Colorado School of Public Health,Colorado State University,Fort Collins,Colorado,USA.
Whitfield KE Whitfield Keith E KE Psychology and Neuroscience,Duke University,Durham,North Carolina,USA.
Wardle J Wardle Jane J Health Behaviour Research Centre,Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care,University College London,London,UK.
Llewellyn CH Llewellyn Clare H CH Health Behaviour Research Centre,Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care,University College London,London,UK.
Fisher A Fisher Abigail A Health Behaviour Research Centre,Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care,University College London,London,UK.
He M He Mingguang M State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology,Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center,Sun Yat-sen University,Guangzhou,China.
Ding X Ding Xiaohu X State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology,Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center,Sun Yat-sen University,Guangzhou,China.
Bjerregaard-Andersen M Bjerregaard-Andersen Morten M Bandim Health Project,INDEPTH Network,Bissau,Guinea-Bissau.
Beck-Nielsen H Beck-Nielsen Henning H Department of Endocrinology,Odense University Hospital,Odense,Denmark.
Sodemann M Sodemann Morten M Department of Infectious Diseases,Odense University Hospital,Odense,Denmark.
Song YM Song Yun-Mi YM Department of Family Medicine,Samsung Medical Center,Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine,Seoul,South-Korea.
Yang S Yang Sarah S Department of Epidemiology,School of Public Health,Seoul National University,Seoul,Korea.
Lee K Lee Kayoung K Department of Family Medicine,Busan Paik Hospital,Inje University College of Medicine,Busan,Korea.
Jeong HU Jeong Hoe-Uk HU Department of Education,Mokpo National University,Jeonnam,South Korea.
Knafo-Noam A Knafo-Noam Ariel A The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,Jerusalem,Israel.
Mankuta D Mankuta David D Hadassah Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Department,Hebrew University Medical School,Jerusalem,Israel.
Abramson L Abramson Lior L The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,Jerusalem,Israel.
Burt SA Burt S Alexandra SA Michigan State University,East Lansing,Michigan,USA.
Klump KL Klump Kelly L KL Michigan State University,East Lansing,Michigan,USA.
Ordoñana JR Ordoñana Juan R JR Department of Human Anatomy and Psychobiology,University of Murcia,Murcia,Spain.
Sánchez-Romera JF Sánchez-Romera Juan F JF Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology,University of Murcia,Murcia,Spain.
Colodro-Conde L Colodro-Conde Lucia L Department of Human Anatomy and Psychobiology,University of Murcia,Murcia,Spain.
Harris JR Harris Jennifer R JR Norwegian Institute of Public Health,Oslo,Norway.
Brandt I Brandt Ingunn I Norwegian Institute of Public Health,Oslo,Norway.
Nilsen TS Nilsen Thomas Sevenius TS Norwegian Institute of Public Health,Oslo,Norway.
Craig JM Craig Jeffrey M JM Murdoch Childrens Research Institute,Royal Children's Hospital,Melbourne,Victoria,Australia.
Saffery R Saffery Richard R Murdoch Childrens Research Institute,Royal Children's Hospital,Melbourne,Victoria,Australia.
Ji F Ji Fuling F Department of Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention,Qingdao Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Qingdao,China.
Ning F Ning Feng F Department of Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention,Qingdao Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Qingdao,China.
Pang Z Pang Zengchang Z Department of Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention,Qingdao Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Qingdao,China.
Dubois L Dubois Lise L School of Epidemiology,Public Health and Preventive Medicine,University of Ottawa,Ottawa,Ontario,Canada.
Boivin M Boivin Michel M École de Psychologie,Université Laval,Québec,Canada.
Brendgen M Brendgen Mara M Département de Psychologie,Université du Québec à Montréal,Montréal,Québec,Canada.
Dionne G Dionne Ginette G École de Psychologie,Université Laval,Québec,Canada.
Vitaro F Vitaro Frank F École de psychoéducation,Université de Montréal,Montréal,Québec,Canada.
Martin NG Martin Nicholas G NG Genetic Epidemiology Department,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute,Brisbane,Queensland,Australia.
Medland SE Medland Sarah E SE Genetic Epidemiology Department,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute,Brisbane,Queensland,Australia.
Montgomery GW Montgomery Grant W GW Molecular Epidemiology Department,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute,Brisbane,Queensland,Australia.
Magnusson PK Magnusson Patrik K E PK Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden.
Pedersen NL Pedersen Nancy L NL Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden.
Aslan AK Aslan Anna K Dahl AK Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden.
Tynelius P Tynelius Per P Department of Public Health Sciences,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden.
Haworth CM Haworth Claire M A CM MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit,University of Bristol,Bristol,UK.
Plomin R Plomin Robert R King's College London,MRC Social,Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre,Institute of Psychiatry,Psychology & Neuroscience,London,UK.
Rebato E Rebato Esther E Department of Genetics,Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology,University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU,Leioa,Spain.
Rose RJ Rose Richard J RJ Indiana University Bloomington,Bloomington,Indiana,USA.
Goldberg JH Goldberg Jack H JH Department of Epidemiology,School of Public Health,University of Washington,Seattle,Washington,USA.
Rasmussen F Rasmussen Finn F Department of Public Health Sciences,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Sweden.
Hur YM Hur Yoon-Mi YM Department of Education,Mokpo National University,Jeonnam,South Korea.
Sørensen TI Sørensen Thorkild I A TI Institute of Preventive Medicine,Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospitals,Copenhagen,The Capital Region,Denmark.
Boomsma DI Boomsma Dorret I DI Department of Biological Psychology,VU University Amsterdam,Amsterdam,the Netherlands.
Kaprio J Kaprio Jaakko J Department of Public Health,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
Silventoinen K Silventoinen Karri K Department of Social Research,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 19
ISSUE: 2
TITLE: Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies
ISOABBREVIATION: Twin Res Hum Genet
YEAR: 2016
MONTH: Apr
DAY:
MEDLINEDATE:
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Internet
ISSN: 1832-4274
ISSNTYPE: Print
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Twin Res Hum Genet
COUNTRY: England
ISSNLINKING: 1832-4274
NLMUNIQUEID: 101244624
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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C1418/A7974 Cancer Research UK United Kingdom
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R01 HD066040 NICHD NIH HHS United States
R01 AA009203 NIAAA NIH HHS United States
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GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
KEYWORD
BMI
birth order
height
zygosity
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Birth Order
Body Height genetics
Body Mass Index genetics
Child genetics
Child, Preschool genetics
Female genetics
Humans genetics
Infant genetics
Male genetics
Middle Aged genetics
Pregnancy genetics
Pregnancy, Twin genetics
Twins, Dizygotic genetics
Twins, Monozygotic genetics
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
OTHER ID's
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