Genome-wide association study of self-reported walking pace suggests beneficial effects of brisk walking on health and survival.
Genome-wide association study of self-reported walking pace suggests beneficial effects of brisk walking on health and survival.
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DOI:
10.1038/s42003-020-01357-7
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发表时间:
2020-10-30
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Dudbridge F
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作者:
Timmins IR;Zaccardi F;Nelson CP;Franks PW;Yates T;Dudbridge F
Walking is a simple form of exercise, widely promoted for its health benefits. Self-reported walking pace has been associated with a range of cardiorespiratory and cancer outcomes, and is a strong predictor of mortality. Here we perform a genome-wide association study of self-reported walking pace in 450,967 European ancestry UK Biobank participants. We identify 70 independent associated loci (P < 5 × 10−8), 11 of which are novel. We estimate the SNP-based heritability as 13.2% (s.e. = 0.21%), reducing to 8.9% (s.e. = 0.17%) with adjustment for body mass index. Significant genetic correlations are observed with cardiometabolic, respiratory and psychiatric traits, educational attainment and all-cause mortality. Mendelian randomization analyses suggest a potential causal link of increasing walking pace with a lower cardiometabolic risk profile. Given its low heritability and simple measurement, these findings suggest that self-reported walking pace is a pragmatic target for interventions aiming for general benefits on health. Iain Timmins et al. identify 70 loci associated with self-reported walking pace in the UK Biobank. Using Mendelian randomization, they find evidence for a causal link between increased walking pace and lower cardiometabolic risk profile, which combined with a low estimated heritability, suggests self-reported walking pace could be a target for healthcare intervention.
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影响因子:
64.8
作者:
Bycroft C;Freeman C;Petkova D;Band G;Elliott LT;Sharp K;Motyer A;Vukcevic D;Delaneau O;O'Connell J;Cortes A;Welsh S;Young A;Effingham M;McVean G;Leslie S;Allen N;Donnelly P;Marchini J
通讯作者:
Marchini J
影响因子:
64.8
作者:
GTEx Consortium;Laboratory, Data Analysis &Coordinating Center (LDACC)—Analysis Working Group;Statistical Methods groups—Analysis Working Group;Enhancing GTEx (eGTEx) groups;NIH Common Fund;NIH/NCI;NIH/NHGRI;NIH/NIMH;NIH/NIDA;Biospecimen Collection Source Site—NDRI;Biospecimen Collection Source Site—RPCI;Biospecimen Core Resource—VARI;Brain Bank Repository—University of Miami Brain Endowment Bank;Leidos Biomedical—Project Management;ELSI Study;Genome Browser Data Integration &Visualization—EBI;Genome Browser Data Integration &Visualization—UCSC Genomics Institute, University of California Santa Cruz;Lead analysts:;Laboratory, Data Analysis &Coordinating Center (LDACC):;NIH program management:;Biospecimen collection:;Pathology:;eQTL manuscript working group:;Battle A;Brown CD;Engelhardt BE;Montgomery SB
通讯作者:
Montgomery SB
DOI:
10.1136/bmj.b4460
发表时间:
2009-11-10
期刊:
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
影响因子:
--
作者:
Dumurgier J;Elbaz A;Ducimetière P;Tavernier B;Alpérovitch A;Tzourio C
通讯作者:
Tzourio C
影响因子:
2.1
作者:
Bowden J;Davey Smith G;Haycock PC;Burgess S
通讯作者:
Burgess S
影响因子:
30.8
作者:
Bulik-Sullivan, Brendan K.;Loh, Po-Ru;Finucane, Hilary K.;Ripke, Stephan;Yang, Jian;Patterson, Nick;Daly, Mark J.;Price, Alkes L.;Neale, Benjamin M.
通讯作者:
Neale, Benjamin M.