Original paper

Season of birth is associated with birth weight, pubertal timing, adult body size and educational attainment: a UK Biobank study

Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: e00031 - e00031
Published: Oct 1, 2015
Abstract
Season of birth, a marker of in utero vitamin D exposure, has been associated with a wide range of health outcomes. Using a dataset of ∼450,000 participants from the UK Biobank study, we aimed to assess the impact of this seasonality on birth weight, age at menarche, adult height and body mass index (BMI). Birth weight, age at menarche and height, but not BMI, were highly significantly associated with season of birth. Individuals born in summer...
Paper Details
Title
Season of birth is associated with birth weight, pubertal timing, adult body size and educational attainment: a UK Biobank study
Published Date
Oct 1, 2015
Journal
Volume
1
Issue
2
Pages
e00031 - e00031
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