Table 1.
Sibling Correlation in Birth Outcomes
All Sibs Controlling for …. | ||||||||
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Outcome | All Sibs | Brothers | Sisters | Race | Family Income |
Parent Educ. |
Parent Health |
All Factors |
Birth Weight | 0.528 | 0.507 | 0.522 | 0.500 | 0.519 | 0.522 | 0.512 | 0.499 |
(0.019) | (0.034) | (0.031) | (0.019) | (0.019) | (0.019) | (0.019) | (0.019) | |
2995 | 1529 | 1466 | 2995 | 2995 | 2995 | 2995 | 2995 | |
Gestation | 0.377 | 0.348 | 0.424 | 0.377 | 0.376 | 0.377 | 0.377 | 0.376 |
(0.009) | (0.040) | (0.036) | (0.022) | (0.022) | (0.022) | (0.022) | (0.022) | |
3145 | 1601 | 1544 | 3145 | 3145 | 3145 | 3145 | 3145 | |
Health at Birth | 0.312 | 0.321 | 0.309 | 0.311 | 0.309 | 0.304 | 0.305 | 0.298 |
(0.023) | (0.040) | (0.039) | (0.023) | (0.023) | (0.023) | (0.023) | (0.023) | |
3223 | 1644 | 1579 | 3223 | 3223 | 3223 | 3223 | 3223 | |
Poor Health at Birth | 0.121 | 0.184 | 0.081 | 0.121 | 0.120 | 0.118 | 0.121 | 0.117 |
(0.027) | (0.046) | (0.044) | (0.027) | (0.027) | (0.027) | (0.027) | (0.027) | |
3223 | 1644 | 1579 | 3223 | 3223 | 3223 | 3223 | 3223 | |
NICU | 0.184 | 0.194 | 0.192 | 0.184 | 0.180 | 0.180 | 0.180 | 0.177 |
(0.027) | (0.052) | (0.046) | (0.027) | (0.027) | (0.027) | (0.027) | (0.027) | |
3215 | 1640 | 1575 | 3215 | 3215 | 3215 | 3215 | 3215 |