Pavlova, Anastasia VMuthuri, Stella GCooper, RachelSaunders, Fiona RGregory, Jennifer SBarr, RebeccaMartin, Kathryn RAdams, Judith E.Kuh, DianaHardy, Rebecca JAspden, Richard M2018-06-182018-06-182018-06-14Pavlova, A V, Muthuri, S G, Cooper, R, Saunders, F R, Gregory, J S, Barr, R, Martin, K R, Adams, J E, Kuh, D, Hardy, R J & Aspden, R M 2018, 'Body mass index and waist circumference in early adulthood are associated with thoracolumbar spine shape at age 60-64 : the Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development', PloS ONE, vol. 13, no. 6, e0197570. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.01975701932-6203ORCID: /0000-0001-7130-6777/work/47219972http://hdl.handle.net/2164/10615Acknowledgments We thank the NSHD study members for their participation in the study and continual support. Thank you to Dr Michael Machin for assisting with obtaining the images and the University of Aberdeen Data Management Team for programming support for ‘Shape’ software. The authors are grateful to the NSHD scientific and data collection teams at the following centres: MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing; Wellcome Trust (WT) Clinical Research Facility (CRF) Manchester; WTCRF and Medical Physics at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh; WTCRF and Department of Nuclear Medicine at University Hospital Birmingham; WTCRF and the Department of Nuclear Medicine at University College London Hospital; CRF and the Department of Medical Physics at the University Hospital of Wales; CRF and Twin Research Unit at St Thomas’ Hospital London. We wish to acknowledge the crucial role of Professor Judith E Adams (deceased 30 September 2017) in undertaking this project.153077181engR MedicineMedical Research Council (MRC)MR/L010399/1Wellcome TrustRJournal article10.1371/journal.pone.0197570136