African genetic admixture is associated with body composition and fat distribution in a cross-sectional study of children

M Cardel, PB Higgins, AL Willig, AD Keita… - International journal of …, 2011 - nature.com
Objective: Although differences in body composition parameters among African American
(AA), Hispanic American (HA) and European American (EA) children are well documented …

Beyond thriftiness: independent and interactive effects of genetic and dietary factors on variations in fat deposition and distribution across populations

K Casazza, LJ Hanks, TM Beasley… - American journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The thrifty genotype hypothesis initiated speculation that feast and famine cycling throughout
history may have led to group‐specific alterations of the human genome, thereby …

Association of African genetic admixture with resting metabolic rate and obesity among women

JR Fernandez, MD Shriver, TM Beasley… - Obesity …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To investigate the role of genetic admixture in explaining phenotypic variation in
obesity‐related traits in a sample of African‐American women (n= 145) and to determine …

Body fat and racial genetic admixture are associated with aerobic fitness levels in a multiethnic pediatric population

AL Willig, GR Hunter, K Casazza, DC Heimburger… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aerobic fitness and adiposity are each independently associated with health outcomes
among children, although the relationship between these two variables is unclear. Our …

The relationship between European genetic admixture and body composition among Hispanics and Native Americans

YC Klimentidis, GF Miller… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies have shown a relationship between health‐related phenotypes and the
degree of African, European, or Native American genetic admixture, indicating that there …

Sex and genetic effects on upper and lower body fat and associations with diabetes in multigenerational families of African heritage

I Miljkovic-Gacic, X Wang, CM Kammerer, CH Bunker… - Metabolism, 2008 - Elsevier
Very few studies have comprehensively defined the genetic and environmental influences
on body fat storage in the arms and legs and their association with diabetes, especially in …

Relationship between adiposity and admixture in African-American and Hispanic-American women

R Nassir, L Qi, R Kosoy, L Garcia, M Allison… - International journal of …, 2012 - nature.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate whether differences in admixture in
African-American (AFA) and Hispanic-American (HA) adult women are associated with …

[HTML][HTML] The genetic contribution of West-African ancestry to protection against central obesity in African-American men but not women: results from the ARIC and …

YC Klimentidis, A Arora, J Zhou, R Kittles… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Over 80% of African-American (AA) women are overweight or obese. A large racial disparity
between AA and European-Americans (EA) in obesity rates exists among women, but …

Adiposity and genetic admixture, but not race/ethnicity, influence bone mineral content in peripubertal children

K Casazza, O Thomas, A Dulin-Keita… - Journal of bone and …, 2010 - Springer
The effect of fat mass on bone mineral content (BMC) in children is not clear, particularly
when considering a diverse population. Ancestral genetic admixture may be an approach to …

Does lower birth order amplify the association between high socioeconomic status and central adiposity in young adult Filipino males?

DL Dahly, LS Adair - International journal of obesity, 2010 - nature.com
Objectives: To test the hypothesis that lower birth order amplifies the positive association
between socioeconomic status and central adiposity in young adult males from a lower …