Paternal age is associated with offspring bone health—but not soft tissue composition or fracture: the Vitamin D in Pregnancy Study
Advanced paternal age may affect offspring musculoskeletal outcomes in childhood. This warrants further investigation in larger cohorts.
Authors
- Mia A. Percival
- Sarah Hosking
- Natalie K. Hyde
- Kara B. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7798-180X)
- Julie A. Pasco
- Marc Sim
- John D. Wark
Institutions
- Edith Cowan University (AU)
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- Barwon Health (AU)
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Western Health (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Osteoporosis International
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-026-07859-0
- Primary Topic
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00