TY - JOUR
T1 - Age-dependent impact of fluoroscopic radiation on the gender of off-spring
T2 - An international survey of cardiologists
AU - Pillarisetti, Jayasree
AU - Duthuluru, Sowjanya
AU - Sayana, Hari
AU - Goucher, Haley
AU - Patel, Akshar
AU - Biria, Mazda
AU - Vacek, James
AU - Berenbom, Loren
AU - Bommana, Sudharani
AU - Nath, Jayant
AU - Wiley, Mark
AU - Nangia, Ajay
AU - Di Biase, Luigi
AU - Natale, Andrea
AU - Reddy, Madhuri
AU - Dawn, Buddhadeb
AU - Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Background: Fluoroscopic radiation has been implicated in reducing the sex ratio (M:F) by potentially damaging the Y chromosome. We examined the effects of exposure to fluoroscopic radiation on gender of offspring of cardiologists across the world. Methods: An internet based survey was e-mailed worldwide to 8000 physicians who practice invasive electrophysiology and/or interventional cardiology. Survey questions included age, race, sub-specialty, hours of exposure to radiation, number of children, gender of off-spring, miscarriages and mutations and exposure to radiation prior to conception of each child. Logistic regression analyses were performed on years of exposure and gender of offspring born post radiation exposure. Results: Responses of 377 cardiologists (84% male and 16% female) were reviewed. With a total of 398 males and 402 females born to 377 cardiologists, although reduced, the overall sex ratio (0.99) was not significantly different from that observed in the general population (1.05). Univariate logistic regression analysis identified higher male births with increasing hours of radiation exposure (OR 1.034, CI 1.003-1.067 p=0.03) and increasing paternal age (OR 1.05, CI 1.01-1.08, p=0.002). Subgroup analysis of children of male cardiologists revealed higher incidence of male births with increasing age and radiation exposure and multivariate analysis only identified paternal age as predictor of higher incidence of male births (OR 1.05, CI 1.01-1.089, p=0.0027). Conclusion: Exposure to ionizing radiation leads to a decrease in the sex ratio (M/F) in younger male cardiologists, while this effect is reversed with greater number of male births in older male cardiologists.
AB - Background: Fluoroscopic radiation has been implicated in reducing the sex ratio (M:F) by potentially damaging the Y chromosome. We examined the effects of exposure to fluoroscopic radiation on gender of offspring of cardiologists across the world. Methods: An internet based survey was e-mailed worldwide to 8000 physicians who practice invasive electrophysiology and/or interventional cardiology. Survey questions included age, race, sub-specialty, hours of exposure to radiation, number of children, gender of off-spring, miscarriages and mutations and exposure to radiation prior to conception of each child. Logistic regression analyses were performed on years of exposure and gender of offspring born post radiation exposure. Results: Responses of 377 cardiologists (84% male and 16% female) were reviewed. With a total of 398 males and 402 females born to 377 cardiologists, although reduced, the overall sex ratio (0.99) was not significantly different from that observed in the general population (1.05). Univariate logistic regression analysis identified higher male births with increasing hours of radiation exposure (OR 1.034, CI 1.003-1.067 p=0.03) and increasing paternal age (OR 1.05, CI 1.01-1.08, p=0.002). Subgroup analysis of children of male cardiologists revealed higher incidence of male births with increasing age and radiation exposure and multivariate analysis only identified paternal age as predictor of higher incidence of male births (OR 1.05, CI 1.01-1.089, p=0.0027). Conclusion: Exposure to ionizing radiation leads to a decrease in the sex ratio (M/F) in younger male cardiologists, while this effect is reversed with greater number of male births in older male cardiologists.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84877068568
SN - 1941-6911
VL - 5
SP - 12
EP - 18
JO - Journal of Atrial Fibrillation
JF - Journal of Atrial Fibrillation
IS - 6
ER -