Fig. 3 (IMAGE)

Osaka University

Fig. 3

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(top) PRS of height and the measured height were smaller in non-mainland Japan. While PRS of BMI was smaller in non-mainland Japan, the measured BMI was larger in non-mainland Japan. (bottom) Longitudinal census data suggested that height was smaller in non-mainland over the past 50 years, whereas BMI in non-mainland exceeded that of mainland Japan only a decade ago.

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Saori Sakaue and Yukinori Okada at Osaka University)

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