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. 2024 Jun 13;53(8):2905–2922. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02892-8

Table 4.

Fraternal birth order effect in men

95% CI
b SE Z p OR Lower Upper
Intercept 1.77 0.42 4.16  < .001 5.86 2.55 13.47
Maternal younger brothers  − 0.20 0.08  − 2.43 .015 0.82 0.70 0.96
Maternal younger sisters  − 0.39 0.10  − 4.07  < .001 0.67 0.56 0.82
Maternal older brothers 0.30 0.09 3.50  < .001 1.35 1.14 1.60
Maternal older sisters 0.07 0.08 0.85 .395 1.07 0.91 1.27
Nonmaternal younger brothers 0.00 0.12 0.02 .986 1.00 0.79 1.27
Nonmaternal younger sisters  − 0.14 0.17  − 0.82 .413 0.87 0.63 1.21
Nonmaternal older brothers 0.07 0.17 0.40 .693 1.07 0.77 1.48
Nonmaternal older sisters 0.34 0.17 1.98 .047 1.41 1.00 1.97
Age 0.00 0.00  − 0.72 .473 1.00 0.99 1.01
Mother’s age at target’s birth  − 0.07 0.01  − 4.82  < .001 0.94 0.91 0.96

Estimates represent the log odds using heterosexuals as a referential value