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Increasing paternal age at childbirth is associated with taller stature and less favourable lipid profiles in their children
26 Jun 2013
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Paternal age at childbirth has been increasing worldwide, and we assessed whether this increase affects growth, body composition and metabolism in their children. METHODS: We studied 277 children (aged 3-12 years) born to fathers aged 19·8-51·8 years. Clinical assessments were height and weight adjusted for parental measurements, DEXA-derived body composition, fasting lipids, glucose homoeostasis and...
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