Can your birth month predict disease risk?
Columbia University scientists have developed a computational method to investigate the relationship between birth month and disease risk. The researchers used this algorithm to examine New York City medical databases and found 55 diseases that correlated with the season of birth. Overall, the study indicated people born in May had the lowest disease risk, and those born in October the highest.
Researchers examined New York City medical databases and found 55 diseases that correlated with the season of birth. This data visualization maps the statistical relationship between birth month and disease incidence in the electronic records of 1.7 million New York City patients.
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http://newsroom.cumc.columbia.edu/blog/2015/06/08/data-scientists-find-connections-between-birth-month-and-health/
Source: columbia.edu
