Associations of mortality with own height using son's height as an instrumental variable

Associations of mortality with own height using son's height as an instrumental variable

► Associations of exposures with mortality may be confounded by existing ill health. ► We used a son's height as an instrument for parents’ height to avoid confounding. ► Parents of taller sons had lower cardiovascular and respiratory disease mortality. ► Parents of taller sons had higher morta...

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Main Authors: Carslake, David, Fraser, Abigail, Davey Smith, George, May, Margaret, Palmer, Tom, Sterne, Jonathan, Silventoinen, Karri, Tynelius, Per, Lawlor, Debbie A., Rasmussen, Finn
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3685807/

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