Yep, your birth order may affect your heart health
It’s known that genetics and lifestyle can affect your heart health. Now, researchers say, your birth order and family size may also have an impact.
A new Swedish study found that first-born children had a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes than their younger brothers and sisters.
But having many siblings was associated with an increased risk of such cardiovascular events.
For the study, the authors accessed data on more than 2.6 million adults born between 1932 and 1960.
What about “only” children?
Compared with men with no siblings, men with one or two siblings had a lower risk of heart attack and stroke, while those with four or more siblings had a higher risk.
Source: HeathDay News
