Causal Effects of Basal Metabolic Rate on Cardiovascular Disease: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study
Peng Zhao,
Feiyuan Han,
Xinyu Liang
et al.
Abstract:Background
Despite the health effects of basal metabolic rate (BMR), the causal effect of BMR on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains undetermined. To elucidate the causal nature, Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses were performed.
Methods and Results
Summary genome‐wide association statistics regarding BMR and 5 CVDs were obtained from European databases. A 2‐sample bidirectional MR was performed to assess the causal association betw… Show more
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