A wide range of disorders and problems in school-age children have been linked to delayed fatherhood in a major study involving millions of people.
Increased rates of autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, suicide attempts and substance abuse problems were all reported.
The study, in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Psychiatry, suggests mutated sperm were to blame. However, experts say the benefits older dads bring may outweigh any problems.
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Comparing children of a 45-year-old dad to those of a 24-year-old father, it indicated that autism was more than three times as likely, that there was a 13-fold increased risk of ADHD and double the risk of a psychotic disorder, and that the child was 25 times more likely to have bipolar disorder.
(Liberty Times)
在一項數百萬人參與的大型研究中，學齡兒童的許多疾病與問題，都與父親較高齡得子有關。
自閉症、注意力不足過動症（ADHD）、躁鬱症、精神分裂症、自殺未遂與濫用藥物問題，均通報比率增加。
這份刊登在《JAMA精神病學》期刊的研究顯示，這要歸咎於精子的突變。然而，專家說，年紀較大的父親帶來的好處可能比問題還多。
比較四十五歲父親與二十四歲父親所生的小孩，發現：自閉症機率多三倍以上、注意力不足過動症為十三倍、精神疾病風險加倍，以及兒童罹患躁鬱症多二十五倍。
（自由時報／翻譯：自由時報國際新聞中心）
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