Sex Ratio Shift in Offspring of Male Fixed-Wing Naval Aviation Officers
| Autor: | Joel Spencer, Ari J. Isaacson, Erik Grossgold, Anthony Biascan, Rebecca Baczuk, Eric Wisotzky |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Gerontology Offspring Aviation media_common.quotation_subject Population Workload Nuclear Family Officer Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine Sex Ratio Spermatogenesis education media_common education.field_of_study Daughter business.industry Infant Newborn Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Navy Logistic Models Military Personnel Female business Sex ratio |
| Zdroj: | Military Medicine. 174:523-528 |
| ISSN: | 1930-613X 0026-4075 |
| DOI: | 10.7205/milmed-d-01-1208 |
| Popis: | The concept that aviators father more daughters than sons is a persistent rumor within aviation circles. This study was designed to determine the sex ratio among offspring of male fixed-wing naval aviation officers and to look for associations between sex ratio, flight hours, and mission. Through an online questionnaire, we asked for gender and date of birth of the child, monthly flying hours during the 4 months before conception, and the type of aircraft flown. Analysis revealed that the sex ratio of offspring from all participants in our study was not statistically significantly different from the general population. However, a significant sex ratio shift favoring daughters existed as the officer flew more hours during the 11th month before birth. As the implications of this are unknown, officers should be counseled that their chance of having a son or daughter is no different than the general population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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