People from larger families more likely to suffer from stroke or heart attack
He said he was surprised that the data showed a small but "robust" difference in cardiovascular disease. Data for 1.36 million men and 1.32 million women born between 1932 and 1960 and aged between 30 and 58 was analysed. "Firstborn have more parental attention and supervision. This is why I think they tend to conform and behave well, including less smoking and alcohol overuse", Prof Nilsson told The National. The data showed men with at least three or four siblings had worse outcomes for cardiovascular health than those from a smaller-sized family with one sibling. The figures remained broa...
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