Paternal education

3 papers3 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.

On aging: the drug’s trials ARN judged to be about aging, of every trial that tests it for any use.

No results posted: trials that ended more than a year ago with no results on ClinicalTrials.gov and no paper in ARN’s record.

Company ties: findings with an author at a company, or from a paper whose competing-interests statement declares ties to one.

3 independent labs in 1 country

Funders: National Institute on Aging and 1 more

Humans3

Outcomes

Diastolic blood pressure

downin humans1

1 study

Paternal education decreases diastolic blood pressure in humans (ß -7 mmHg, 95% CI -12, -2).
“higher paternal education remained significantly associated with lower diastolic BP (ß -7 mmHg, 95% CI -12, -2), compared with lower paternal education.”
Humansadjusted for age, sex, own educational attainment, place of birthn = 116
Parental Education and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in South Asian Young Adults in the United States: The MASALA-2G Second Generation Study
AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 abstract3 Nov 2025

Associations

Long-term verbal memory

upin humans1

1 study

Paternal education is associated with long-term verbal memory in humans (p=.029).
“paternal education and long-term verbal memory performance(p=.029)”
Humansadjusting for age, sex, race, education, and ACEsn = 165
THE ROLE OF PARENTAL EDUCATION AND ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES IN COGNITIVE FUNCTION AMONG DIVERSE OLDER ADULTS
GSA 2024 abstract31 Dec 2024