Your Birth Month Can Determine What Will Make You Sick

The month you were born does have an impact on how likely you are to get sick.

Researchers created software to scour birth and medical records to look for links. They found 55 diseases that correlated with the season of birth.

Overall, the Columbia University study indicated people born in May had the lowest disease risk, and those born in October the highest.

For example, the study authors found that asthma risk is greatest for July and October babies. For ADHD, the data suggests that around one in 675 occurrences could relate to being born in November.

The researchers also found a relationship between birth month and nine types of heart disease, with people born in March facing the highest risk for atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, and mitral valve disorder.

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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