OBJECTIVES Literature on the effect of birth month on height has generally considered regions in temperate climates. However, because many climatic conditions there change with seasons, it is difficult to isolate potential causes. This study estimated the effect of birth month and season on terminal height by analyzing the population of a country with only a few factors driving its climate. M...

OBJECTIVE Several groups have reported apparent association between month of birth and multiple sclerosis. We sought to test the extent to which such studies might be confounded by extraneous variables such as year and place of birth. METHODS Using national birth statistics from 2 continents, we assessed the evidence for seasonal variations in birth rate and tested the extent to which these a...

OBJECTIVE To describe the growth pattern from birth to 2 years of UK-born white British and Pakistani infants. DESIGN Birth cohort. SETTING Bradford, UK. PARTICIPANTS 314 white British boys, 383 Pakistani boys, 328 white British girls and 409 Pakistani girls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Weight and length trajectories based on repeat measurements from birth to 2 years. RESULTS Linear spline ...

background:growth is one of the most important indices in child health. the best and most effective way to investigate child health is measuring the physical growth indices such as weight, height and head circumference. among these measures, weight growth is the simplest and the most effective way to determine child growth status. weight trend at a given age is the result of cumulative growth e...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Circannual Rhythm in the Month of Birth. We studied existence circanual rhythm month birth participants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and analyzed association between months ADHD. 10,978 (1,778 ADHD/9,200 non-ADHD), aged 3 to 18 years. A consecutive sample first visits mental health 1992 2021 is used. Participants ADHD exhibit a s...

In year 2001 a paper in the ANAS considered links between month of birth and longevity. In the following years we published four papers related to “big killers” (cardiac and oncology) that showed some differences in birth months distribution of this group and studied by LA, NS Gavrilov’s centenarians. The aim of this study was to study conception and birth months of another modern “big killer”—...

CONTEXT The pathogenesis of autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD) is thought to be due to interplay of genetic, immune, and environmental factors. A month-of-birth effect, with increased risk for those born in autumn/winter months, has been described in autoimmune conditions such as type 1 diabetes and autoimmune thyroid disease. OBJECTIVE Month-of-birth effect was investigated in 2 independent ...