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Finnish Twins Reared Apart. IV: Smoking and Drinking Habits. A Preliminary Analysis of the Effect of Heredity and Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

J. Kaprio ,
M. Koskenvuo  and
H. Langinvainio
J. Kaprio*
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health Science, University of Helsinki
M. Koskenvuo
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health Science, University of Helsinki
H. Langinvainio
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health Science, University of Helsinki
*
Department of Public Health Science, University of Helsinki, Kalliolinnantie 4, SF-00140 Helsinki 14, Finland

Abstract

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Data on alcohol use and smoking habits was available from the 1975 questionnaire of the entire cohort. Prior to pairwise analyses, the data of individuals was compared to that of age-sex matched groups of pairs reared together. The early separated twins had a higer alcohol consumption, while for smoking only slight differences were observed compared to twins reared together. Probandwise concordance rates were computed from smoking status (ever smoker/never smoker), alcohol use (user/nonuser) and “heavy” drinking (half-bottle of spirits on one occasion at least once a month). The following results were obtained in those pairs with the environmental dissimilarity score > 15:

Keywords

Twins reared apartRearing environmentAdoptionSmokingAlcohol use
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , July 1984 , pp. 425 - 433
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1984

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