Birthweight and adult health in a population-based sample of Norwegian twins.

@article{Grjibovski2005BirthweightAA,
  title={Birthweight and adult health in a population-based sample of Norwegian twins.},
  author={Andrej M. Grjibovski and Jennifer R. Harris and Per Minor Magnus},
  journal={Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies},
  year={2005},
  volume={8 2},
  pages={
          148-55
        }
}
Population-based twin data were used to test (a) whether lower birthweight confers a greater risk of adult health disorders, and (b) whether within-pair birthweight differences in twins explain discordance for health outcomes. The sample consisted of 1201 monozygotic (MZ) male twins, 1048 dizygotic (DZ) male twins, 1679 MZ female twins, 1489 DZ female twins, and 2423 opposite-sex DZ twins, born in Norway between 1967 and 1979. The relationship between birthweight and self-reported health… 
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