| Is there an adverse effect of sons on maternal longevity? | |
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PMID: 19324755 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Recent years have witnessed the emergence of a literature examining the effects of giving birth to sons on postmenopausal longevity in pre-industrial mothers. The original paper in this lineage used a sample (n=375) of Sami mothers from northern Finland and found that, relative to daughters, giving birth to sons substantially reduced maternal longevity. We examine this hypothesis using a similar and a much larger sample (n=930) of pre-industrial Sami women from northern Sweden, who in terms of their demographic, sociocultural and biological conditions, closely resemble the original study population. In contrast to the previously reported results for the Sami, we find no evidence of a negative effect of sons on maternal longevity. Thus, we provide the most compelling evidence to date that the leading result in the literature must be approached with scepticism. |
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Authors:
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David Cesarini; Erik Lindqvist; Björn Wallace |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-03-11 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society Volume: 276 ISSN: 0962-8452 ISO Abbreviation: Proc. Biol. Sci. Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-04-24 Completed Date: 2009-08-14 Revised Date: 2010-09-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101245157 Medline TA: Proc Biol Sci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2081-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50 Memorial Drive, E52-391, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. |
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Female Finland Humans Longevity* Male Mothers* Nuclear Family Postmenopause* Regression Analysis Reproducibility of Results Sex Factors Sex Ratio Sweden |
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Comment In:
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Proc Biol Sci. 2010 Oct 7;277(1696):2909-11; discussion 2913-4
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