TY  - JOUR
Y1  - 2011/02//
EP  - 176
JF  - Journal of epidemiology and community health
N2  - Strong evidence exists for an association between socioeconomic status and body mass index (BMI) as well as between genetic variants and BMI. The association of genetic variants with socioeconomic status has not yet been investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate two obesity-related loci--the transmembrane 18 (TMEM18) and the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene--for their association with educational level and per capita income, and to test whether the detected genotype-BMI association is mediated by these social factors.
A1  - Holzapfel, Christina
A1  - Grallert, Harald
A1  - Baumert, Jens
A1  - Thorand, Barbara
A1  - D?ring, Angela
A1  - Wichmann, Heinz-Erich
A1  - Hauner, Hans
A1  - Illig, Thomas
A1  - Mielck, Andreas
PB  - BMJ Publishing Group
ID  - epub21896
VL  - 65
TI  - First investigation of two obesity-related loci (TMEM18, FTO) concerning their association with educational level as well as income: the MONICA/KORA study
UR  - http://jech.bmj.com/content/65/2/174.long
SN  - 1470-2738
SP  - 174
IS  - 2
AV  - public
ER  -