Abstract
BackgroundBirth order is associated with outcomes such as birth weight and adult socioeconomic position (SEP), but little is known about the association with adult height. This potential birth order-height association...
Highlights
With decreasing fertility, the average birth order is decreasing
Birth order has been associated with important child outcomes such as cognitive ability and cancer risk, but little is known about the association with height
We studied the birth order-height association among 652,518 men born in 1951-1983 using fixed effects models that account for unobserved fixed parental factors
Summary
The average birth order is decreasing. Birth order has been associated with important child outcomes such as cognitive ability and cancer risk, but little is known about the association with height. Birth order has been associated with important child outcomes such as cognitive ability and cancer risk, but little is known about the association with height.
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