Environment-wide and epigenome-wide association study of adiposity in ‘Children of 1997’ birth cohort: abridged secondary publication
J Zhao1, CM Schooling1, SL Au Yeung1, BJ Cowling1, A Baccarelli2
1 School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
2 Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, United States
- We identified several potential targets for obesity prevention including maternal exposure to second-hand smoke, consumption of artificially sweetened beverages, earlier puberty, and binge eating. We also identified several methylation loci associated with adiposity.
- Identification of potential drivers of adiposity in Hong Kong Chinese individuals helps development of health policy interventions and future research.