Being overweight or obese seemed to increase with age; physical and mental health problems increased from the age of about 35 years; and, compared with the youngest group, the partner's pregnancy was more often planned or a result of IVF.
The problem stems from the ageing of the population, life-style behaviors (tobacco use, alcohol use, unhealthy diet, and inadequate physical activity) and environmental factors.
At the ages of 40, 50, and 60 only few respondents considered any level of health problems to be acceptable, but the proportion that considered mild health problems acceptable increased considerably from the age of 70 years onwards.
By then his father, like Mr. Biswas, is dead from heart problems at the age of 47.
Edward Stobart, the trucking legend who brought the phenomenon of "Stobart spotting" to Britain's motorways, has died from heart problems at the age of 56.
According to the Dyspraxia Foundation, an undiagnosed dyspraxic child is five times more likely than an average child to suffer from mental health problems by the age of 16.
In the families where the children's problems have also been measured (children from the age of four) it appeared that they had problems of a nature and degree otherwise found in psychiatric populations.
In the families where the children's problems have also been measured (children from the age of four) it appeared that the children undergoing treatment had problems of a nature and degree otherwise found in psychiatric populations.
However, the majority of respondents considered mild problems in the domains mobility, usual activities and pain/discomfort acceptable from the age of 70 onwards, mild problems in the domain self-care acceptable from the age of 80 onwards and mild problems in the domain anxiety/depression acceptable from the age of 90 onwards.
She was first thought to have renal problems at the age of 18 months, having been investigated for failure to thrive from the age of 10 months.
