Associations between lipid profiles of adolescents and their mothers based on a nationwide health and nutrition survey in South Korea

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Strengths and limitations of this study ?This study analyzed linear relationships of lipid profiles between adolescents and their mothers using a large national database. ?We used survey based statistical analyses based on the design effect related to survey sampling. ?Various health behavioral factors of adolescents and mothers were adjusted. ?There is no causal relationship as this was a cross-sectional study. ?The study did not provide any information on nutritional factors which could be significant confounders.

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