Anthropometry, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in the East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey: heritabilities.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/hypothesis

We determined the genetic contribution of 18 anthropometric and metabolic risk factors of type 2 diabetes using a young healthy twin population.

Methods

Traits were measured in 240 monozygotic (MZ) and 138 dizygotic (DZ) twin pairs aged 18 to 34 years. Twins were recruited from the Belgian population-based East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey, which is characterised by its accurate zygosity determination and extensive collection of perinatal and placental data, including information on chorionicity. Heritability was estimated using structural equation modelling implemented in the Mx software package.

Results

Intra-pair correlations of the anthropometric and metabolic characteristics did not differ between MZ monochorionic and MZ dichorionic pairs; con

SUBMITTER: Souren NY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2039867 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature