ArticleEarly human development2020
The sex ratio at birth, the 10/17 Las Vegas shooting and the 01/18 Hawaii false missile alert.
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- A cautionary tale for measuring the effect of the 10/17 Las Vegas shooting and the 01/18 Hawaii false missile alert.Early human development · 2021Article
- No Local Birth Sex Ratio Changes following the August 2019 Shootings in Montgomery County, Ohio, and in El Paso County, Texas.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science CentreArticle
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Abstract
introductionMales are born usually in excess of females and the ratio is often expressed as M/T (male divided by total births). Many acute and stressful factors have been shown to influence M/T, and these transiently lower M/T for a one month period, three to five months after such events. This study was carried out in order to ascertain whether the Las Vegas shooting (10/2017) and the Hawaii false missile alert (01/2018) influenced M/T in the respective populations.
methodsMonthly live births by gender for the states of Nevada and Hawaii for 2016-2018 were obtained from the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
resultsThere were no significant dips in M/T for any of the relevant months (3-5 months) following these events. DISCUSSION: Research to date has shown M/T dips following catastrophic or tragic events. Equivalent dips were not noted in this study. The reasons for this may be one or a combination of the following. The population size was not sufficiently large in order to detect an M/T dip. Alternatively, the events were not felt to be sufficiently momentous by the populace such that an M/T dip was not produced. Yet another possibility is that these particular populations are somehow hardier and more resistant to such influences. Not all acute events may result in a visible/significant reduction in M/T.
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