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A team from Columbia University discovered that there may be a link between a person's birth month and their likelihood of developing certain diseases throughout their life.
The research, which has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, used an algorithm to examine New York City medical databases. This compared 1,688 diseases against the birth dates and medical histories of 1.7 million patients. Of those whose records were used, they had been treated at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/CUMC between 1985 and 2013.
The team found that 55 diseases correlate to the season in which a baby is born, including ADHD, asthma, ear infections and reproductive performance. The study also confirmed 39 links previously reported in the medical literature.
Nicholas Tatonetti, senior author of the study and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University Medical Centre, stressed that while the information could help scientists to uncover new disease risk factors, it is "important not to get overly nervous about these results because even though, we found significant associations the overall disease risk is not that great. The risk related to birth month is relatively minor when compared to more influential variables like diet and exercise."
The full study can be read here.
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Birth Month 'Can Affect Future Health'
The month a person was born can affect their future health, according to new research.A team from Columbia University discovered that there may be a link between a person's birth month and their likelihood of developing certain diseases throughout their life.
The research, which has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, used an algorithm to examine New York City medical databases. This compared 1,688 diseases against the birth dates and medical histories of 1.7 million patients. Of those whose records were used, they had been treated at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/CUMC between 1985 and 2013.
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The team found that 55 diseases correlate to the season in which a baby is born, including ADHD, asthma, ear infections and reproductive performance. The study also confirmed 39 links previously reported in the medical literature.
Nicholas Tatonetti, senior author of the study and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University Medical Centre, stressed that while the information could help scientists to uncover new disease risk factors, it is "important not to get overly nervous about these results because even though, we found significant associations the overall disease risk is not that great. The risk related to birth month is relatively minor when compared to more influential variables like diet and exercise."
The full study can be read here.
(JP/MH)
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