The association of sex of co-twin and birth size in twins born in Yucatan, Mexico between 2008 and 2017
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13923491 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H Azcorra (0000-0002-3381-9341, Universidad Modelo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 250-255 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0301-4460 • E-ISSN: 1464-5033 |
| Publisher | Informa (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03014460.2020.1749301 |
| PMID | 32321309 |
| OpenAlex | W3020329419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
Background: Birth measures of twins are potentially influenced by sex of co-twin. Aim: To analyse the association between sex of co-twin and birth weight, length and ponderal index in twin infants from Yucatan, Mexico. Subjects and methods: A total of 2057 twin pairs born during 2008-2017 were analysed. Female-female (F-F), male-male (M-M) and male-female (M-F) twin pair types were defined. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyse the association of (1) being female from M-F pairs and birth measures among overall female infants (M-F and F-F), and (2) being male from M-F pairs and birth measures among overall male infants (M-F and M-M). The length of gestation and mothers' age and level of education were used as covariates. Results: Models showed that being male from M-F pairs was associated with increases of 81 g in birth weight and 0.61 cm in length, compared to males from M-M pairs, and being female from opposite-sex pairs was associated with increases of 0.36 cm in length, compared to females from same-sex pairs. Conclusions: Males from M-F pairs show greater birth size than males from same-sex pairs, which supports the hypothesis that birth measures of twins are influenced by sex of the co-twin
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