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Testing for family influences on obesity: The role of genetic nurture
dc.contributor.authorCawley, John
dc.contributor.authorHan, Euna
dc.contributor.authorKim, Jiyoon
dc.contributor.authorNorton, Edward C.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-03T19:56:48Z
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dc.date.available2019-07-03T19:56:48Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.identifier.citationCawley, John; Han, Euna; Kim, Jiyoon; Norton, Edward C. (2019). "Testing for family influences on obesity: The role of genetic nurture." Health Economics 28(7): 937-952.
dc.identifier.issn1057-9230
dc.identifier.issn1099-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/149721
dc.description.abstractA large literature has documented strong positive correlations among siblings in health, including body mass index (BMI) and obesity. This paper tests whether that is explained by a specific type of peer effect in obesity: genetic nurture. Specifically, we test whether an individual’s weight is affected by the genes of their sibling, controlling for the individual’s own genes. Using genetic data in Add Health, we find no credible evidence that an individual’s BMI is affected by the polygenic risk score for BMI of their full sibling when controlling for the individual’s own polygenic risk score for BMI. Thus, we find no evidence that the positive correlations in BMI between siblings are attributable to genetic nurture within families.
dc.publisherMcGraw Hill
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.subject.otherobesity
dc.subject.otherpeer effects
dc.subject.othersibling
dc.subject.otherbody mass index (BMI)
dc.subject.otherhealth
dc.subject.othergenetics
dc.subject.othergenetic nurture
dc.subject.otherfamily
dc.titleTesting for family influences on obesity: The role of genetic nurture
dc.typeArticle
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollow
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelMedicine (General)
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelStatistics and Numeric Data
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPublic Health
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEconomics
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScience
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciences
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelBusiness and Economics
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/149721/1/hec3889.pdf
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/149721/2/hec3889_am.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/hec.3889
dc.identifier.sourceHealth Economics
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