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Adult body height of twins compared with that of singletons : a register-based birth cohort study of Norwegian males

Willy Eriksen, Jon M. Sundet, Kristian Tambs (Oxford University Press, 2013)

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In the present study, we evaluated whether childhood differences in body height between singletons and twins persist into adulthood. Data from the Medical Birth Register of Norway were linked with data from the Norwegian National Conscript Service. This study used data on the 457,999 males who were born alive and without physical anomalies in single or twin births in Norway during 1967-1984 and who were examined at the mandatory military conscription (age 18-20 years; 1985-2003). For sibling comparisons, the authors selected the 1,721 sibships of full brothers that included at least 1 male born in a single birth and at least 1 male born in a twin birth (4,520 persons, including 2,493 twins and 2,027 singletons). An analysis of the total study population using generalized estimating equations showed that the twins were 0.6 cm (95% confidence interval: 0.4, 0.7) shorter than were the singletons after adjustment for a series of background factors. The fixed-effects regression analysis of the sibships that included both twins and singletons showed that the twins were 0.9 cm (95% confidence interval: 0.6, 1.2) shorter than were their singleton brothers. The study suggests that male twins born in Norway during 1967-1984 were slightly shorter in early adulthood than were singletons.

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Jenis Koleksi : Indeks Artikel Jurnal-Majalah
No. Panggil : AJE Vol.177, No.9
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Sumber artikel : American Journal of Epidemiology
Volume : Vol.177, No.9 May. 1, 2013: p.1015-1019
Penerbitan : Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013
Kode Bahasa : eng
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Lembaga Pemilik : Pusinfokesmas FKM UI
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AJE Vol.177, No.9 170114 TERSEDIA Lantai 5
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