Mythical and observable trends in human sex ratio at birth
Rzhetsky, A.; Long, Y.; Chen, Q.; Larsson, H.
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The human sex ratio at birth (SRB) is defined as the ratio between the number of newborn boys to the total number of newborns per time unit. It is, typically, slightly greater than [Formula] (more boys than girls) and fluctuates over time. In this study, we sought to "myth-check" previously reported associations (and test new hypotheses) using variants of mixed-effect regression analyses and time-series models on two very large electronic health record datasets, representing the populations in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Our results revealed that neither dataset supported models in which the SRB changed seasonally or in response to variations in ambient temperature, and that an increased level of a diverse array of pollutants were associated with lower SRBs. Moreover, we found that increased levels of industrial and agricultural activity, which served as proxies for water pollution, were also associated with lower SRBs.
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