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- Title
Differences in Nutritional Intake, Total Body Fat, and BMI Score between Twins.
- Authors
Kim, So Young; Yoo, Dae Myoung; Kwon, Mi Jung; Kim, Ji Hee; Kim, Joo-Hee; Bang, Woo Jin; Choi, Hyo Geun
- Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the coincidence of obesity and nutritional intake in monozygotic twins compared to dizygotic twins. The data from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) from 2005 through 2014 were analyzed. Participants ≥ 20 years old were enrolled. The 1006 monozygotic twins and 238 dizygotic twins were analyzed for differences in self-reported nutritional intake, total body fat, and body mass index (BMI) using a linear regression model. The estimated values (EV) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of the difference in dietary intake, total body fat, and BMI score were calculated. The monozygotic twin group and the dizygotic twin group showed similar differences in nutritional intake, DEXA fat, and BMI (all p > 0.05). The differences in nutritional intake of total calories and carbohydrates were lower in the monozygotic twin group than in the dizygotic twin group (all p < 0.05). The differences in total body fat were lower in monozygotic twins than in dizygotic twins (adjusted EV = 2427.86 g, 95% CI = 1777.19–3078.53 and adjusted EV = 1.90%, 95% CI = 1.33–2.46). Monozygotic twins had more similar dietary habits for total calories and carbohydrate intake. Other nutritional factors did not show differential similarity between monozygotic and dizygotic twins. Total body fat was more concordant in monozygotic twins.
- Subjects
NUTRITIONAL assessment; HUMAN research subjects; CONFIDENCE intervals; CHILDHOOD obesity; SELF-evaluation; TWINS; DISEASE incidence; REGRESSION analysis; INFORMED consent (Medical law); SURVEYS; COMPARATIVE studies; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; BODY mass index; DIETARY carbohydrates; DATA analysis software; ADIPOSE tissues; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
Nutrients, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 17, p3655
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu14173655