[teejai]

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-father-factor

[gimmeice]

(((((((( teejai )))))))))) That is a very interesting article, I admit that I didn't read the whole thing, due to not feeling well so I dont know if it mentions fathers that are very young when the child is conceived. I cant help but wonder if very young parents have similar risks with such things.

[teejai]

Originally Posted by gimmeice

(((((((( teejai )))))))))) That is a very interesting article, I admit that I didn't read the whole thing, due to not feeling well so I dont know if it mentions fathers that are very young when the child is conceived. I cant help but wonder if very young parents have similar risks with such things.

Compared with offspring of parents aged 25–29 years, the prevalence of poor social functioning was increased both in offspring of fathers younger than 20 years (odds ratio [OR] = 1.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.08–1.49) and in offspring of fathers 45 years old (OR = 1.52, 95% CI = 1.43–1.61). Male adolescent children of mothers aged 40 years and above were 1.15 (95% CI = 1.07–1.24) times more likely to have poor social functioning. Conclusions: These modest associations between parental age and poor social functioning in the general population parallel the associations between parental age and risk for schizophrenia and autism

http://schizophreniabulletin.oxfordj...nt/full/sbn109