This would be neither here nor there if it were’t for the observation that having an older mother seems to be an independent risk factor for obesity.
如果不是為研究報告的話,選擇一個年老的母親作為觀察對象,作為研究肥胖的聯(lián)系,這似乎是一個無關(guān)緊要的特例.
Results from the US national heart,lung and blood institute’s study found that the odds of a child being obese increase 14% for every five extra years of their mother’s age
美國心血管研究學(xué)院發(fā)現(xiàn)：隨著母親的年齡每增長五歲,其子女患肥胖病的幾率就增加14%.