Parental determinants of birth weight

• Published in: Clinical genetics Vol. 26; no. 5; p. 397
• Main Authors: Magnus, P, Berg, K, Bjerkedal, T, Nance, W E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark 01.11.1984
• Subjects: Birth Weight; Body Height; Body Weight; Education; Fathers; Female; Genes; Humans; Male; Mothers; Pregnancy; Sex Factors; Smoking; Socioeconomic Factors

As part of a study on causes of variation in birth weight, questionnaire data on parental measures were related to offspring birth weights recorded in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway. A genetic analysis of parent-offspring covariances in birth weight indicated that about 60% of the variance in...