The midlife health of only children: chronic disease indicators and biomarkers by sibship size in three nationally representative UK cohorts
There is no consistent pattern of only child health disadvantage for midlife chronic disease outcomes across ages or cohorts in the UK. Research should focus on better understanding how sibship size differentials are contingent on context.
Authors
- Katherine Keenan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9670-1607)
- Jenny Chanfreau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3914-5859)
- Alice Goisis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3038-0337)
- Kieron Barclay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5142-8467)
Institutions
- Stockholm University (SE)
- University of Sussex (GB)
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyae119
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
- Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
- Economic and Social Research Council