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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The purpose is to review the existing literature on genetic determinants of sports participation, daily physical activity (PA) resting metabolic rate (RMR) and activity
as a temperamental trait. DESIGN: A synthesis will be given of the published material on this topic with special focus on twin and family data, and association and linkage studies.
MEASUREMENTS: Self reported sports participation, daily PA, RMR and activity as a temperamental trait. ANALYSIS: Transmission and heritability coefficients calculated from twin and family
data will be reported. RESULTS: The reported heritability coefficients for sports participation vary between 0.35–0.83, and those for daily PA between 0.29–0.62. If one of the parents or
co-twins is active in sports, it is more likely that the child or co-twin is also active in sports (odds ratios (ORs) vary from 1.2–5.8). Twin and parent-child correlations for RMR also
indicate a moderate genetic effect. At present, only a linkage between RMR and uncoupling protein 2 markers has been demonstrated. CONCLUSION: The genetic determination of sports
participation, daily PA and RMR, varies from low to moderately high, and only between the uncoupling protein 2 genetic marker and RMR has a linkage has been demonstrated. Access through your
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(Suppl 3), S55–S63 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0800885 Download citation * Published: 10 June 1999 * Issue Date: 01 April 1999 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0800885 SHARE
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clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative KEYWORDS * physical activity * resting metabolic rate * family and twin studies * heritability * genetic
variation * environmental variation * linkage * sports participation * temperament