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Educational attainment of same-sex and opposite-sex dizygotic twins : An individual-level pooled study of 19 twin cohorts
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- Silventoinen, K. (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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Bogl, L. H. (author)
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Jelenkovic, A. (author)
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Vuoksimaa, E. (author)
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Latvala, A. (author)
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Li, W. (author)
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Tan, Q. (author)
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Zhang, D. (author)
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Pang, Z. (author)
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Ordoñana, J. R. (author)
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Sánchez-Romera, J. F. (author)
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Colodro-Conde, L. (author)
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Willemsen, G. (author)
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Bartels, M. (author)
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van Beijsterveldt, C. E. M. (author)
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Rebato, E. (author)
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Corley, R. P. (author)
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Huibregtse, B. M. (author)
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Hopper, J. L. (author)
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Tyler, J. (author)
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Duncan, G. E. (author)
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Buchwald, D. (author)
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Silberg, J. L. (author)
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Maes, H. H. (author)
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Kandler, C. (author)
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Cozen, W. (author)
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Hwang, A. E. (author)
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Mack, T. M. (author)
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Nelson, T. L. (author)
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Whitfield, K. E. (author)
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Medda, E. (author)
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- Nisticò, L. (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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Toccaceli, V. (author)
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Krueger, R. F. (author)
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McGue, M. (author)
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Pahlen, S. (author)
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Martin, N. G. (author)
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Medland, S. E. (author)
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Montgomery, G. W. (author)
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Heikkilä, K. (author)
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Derom, C. A. (author)
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Vlietinck, R. F. (author)
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Loos, R. J. F. (author)
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- Magnusson, P. K. E. (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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Pedersen, N. L. (author)
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- Dahl Aslan, Anna K., 1975- (author)
- Karolinska Institutet,Högskolan i Skövde,Jönköping University,HHJ, Institutet för gerontologi,HHJ. ARN-J (Aging Research Network - Jönköping),Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,Forskningsmiljön hälsa, hållbarhet och digitalisering,Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ; Institute of Gerontology and Aging Research Network–Jönköping (ARN-J), School of Health and Welfare Jönköping University, Sweden,Välbefinnande vid långvariga hälsoproblem (WeLHP), Wellbeing in Long-term Health Problems
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Hotopf, M. (author)
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Sumathipala, A. (author)
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Rijsdijk, F. (author)
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Siribaddana, S. H. (author)
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Rose, R. J. (author)
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Sørensen, T. I. A. (author)
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Boomsma, D. I. (author)
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- Kaprio, J. (author)
- Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland ; Institute for Molecular Medicine FIMM, Helsinki, Finland
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- Elsevier, 2021
- 2021
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In: Hormones and Behavior. - : Elsevier. - 0018-506X .- 1095-6867. ; 136
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Abstract
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- Comparing twins from same- and opposite-sex pairs can provide information on potential sex differences in a variety of outcomes, including socioeconomic-related outcomes such as educational attainment. It has been suggested that this design can be applied to examine the putative role of intrauterine exposure to testosterone for educational attainment, but the evidence is still disputed. Thus, we established an international database of twin data from 11 countries with 88,290 individual dizygotic twins born over 100 years and tested for differences between twins from same- and opposite-sex dizygotic pairs in educational attainment. Effect sizes with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated by linear regression models after adjusting for birth year and twin study cohort. In contrast to the hypothesis, no difference was found in women (β = −0.05 educational years, 95% CI −0.11, 0.02). However, men with a same-sex co-twin were slightly more educated than men having an opposite-sex co-twin (β = 0.14 educational years, 95% CI 0.07, 0.21). No consistent differences in effect sizes were found between individual twin study cohorts representing Europe, the USA, and Australia or over the cohorts born during the 20th century, during which period the sex differences in education reversed favoring women in the latest birth cohorts. Further, no interaction was found with maternal or paternal education. Our results contradict the hypothesis that there would be differences in the intrauterine testosterone levels between same-sex and opposite-sex female twins affecting education. Our findings in men may point to social dynamics within same-sex twin pairs that may benefit men in their educational careers.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Medicinsk genetik (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Basic Medicine -- Medical Genetics (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Education
- Testosterone exposure
- Twin testosterone transfer hypothesis
- Twins
- Wellbeing in long-term health problems (WeLHP)
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Silventoinen, K.
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Bogl, L. H.
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Jelenkovic, A.
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Vuoksimaa, E.
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Latvala, A.
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Li, W.
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Tan, Q.
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Zhang, D.
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Pang, Z.
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Ordoñana, J. R.
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Colodro-Conde, L ...
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Willemsen, G.
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Bartels, M.
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van Beijsterveld ...
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Rebato, E.
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Corley, R. P.
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Huibregtse, B. M ...
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Hopper, J. L.
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Tyler, J.
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Duncan, G. E.
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Buchwald, D.
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Silberg, J. L.
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Maes, H. H.
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Kandler, C.
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Cozen, W.
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Hwang, A. E.
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Mack, T. M.
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Nelson, T. L.
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Whitfield, K. E.
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Medda, E.
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Nisticò, L.
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Toccaceli, V.
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Krueger, R. F.
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McGue, M.
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Pahlen, S.
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Martin, N. G.
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Medland, S. E.
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Montgomery, G. W ...
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Heikkilä, K.
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Derom, C. A.
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Vlietinck, R. F.
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Loos, R. J. F.
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Magnusson, P. K. ...
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Pedersen, N. L.
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Dahl Aslan, Anna ...
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Hotopf, M.
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Sumathipala, A.
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Rijsdijk, F.
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Siribaddana, S. ...
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Rose, R. J.
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Sørensen, T. I. ...
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Boomsma, D. I.
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Kaprio, J.
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University of Skövde
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