Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Maternal weight status at conception predicts offspring body fat at age 11 years: population data from the Japan Kids Body Composition Study using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Vol. 43, Article number: 26 (2024)

Katsuyasu Kouda, Kumiko Ohara, Harunobu Nakamura, Yuki Fujita & Masayuki Iki 

Maternal preconception overweight status has been reported to be associated with an increased risk of overweight offspring. However, there are no published population-based studies on the association between maternal preconception weight and offspring body fat measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The present population-based retrospective cohort study aimed to examine the association between maternal weight at conception and offspring body fat measured by DXA.

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Sex differences in genotype frequency and the risk of polycythemia associated with rs13419896 and rs2790859 among Tibetan highlanders living in Tsarang, Mustang, Nepal

Vol. 43, Article number: 25 (2024)

Hiroaki Arima, Takayuki Nishimura, Sweta Koirala, Masayuki Nakano, Hiromu Ito, Tomo Ichikawa, Kishor Pandey, Basu Dev Pandey & Taro Yamamoto 

Tibetan highlanders have adapted to hypoxic environments through genetic mechanisms that avoid hemoglobin concentration increases and prevent polycythemia. Recently, sex differences in hemoglobin dynamics with age have been reported among Tibetan highlanders living in Tsarang. This study aims to elucidate whether polymorphisms in genes related to hypoxic adaptation are associated with the incidence of lifestyle-related diseases and polycythemia and whether these polymorphisms affect hemoglobin dynamics in the residents of Tsarang, Mustang, Nepal.

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・ Loh Ping Yeap (Kyushu University, Japan)

・ Dominika Kanikowska (Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland)

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