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Genetic study links sedentary leisure to higher infection odds
A genetic analysis linked each standard-deviation increase in genetically predicted sedentary leisure behaviour to 1.43 times the odds of any infection.A genetic analysis linked each standard-deviation increase in genetically predicted sedentary leisure behaviour to 1.43 times the odds of any infection.
Preprint: Mendelian randomisation in 466,087 participantsUrinary tract infection
Limit: All participants were of European ancestry from the UK and Sweden