title: Consanguineous marriages in Denizli, Turkey.
abstract: For the study 1000 families were interviewed during 1996 in the city of Denizli, which is situated in Western Anatolia and has a population of 79211 families. The overall rate of consanguinity was 11.7%, with a mean inbreeding coefficient of 0.00873. The principal type of consanguineous marriage recorded was between first cousins, which accounted for 49.6% of all unions. For both sexes, a significant negative association was observed between consanguinity and mean age at marriage and level of education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science-Arts, Pamukkale University, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simşek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Türe
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tugrul
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mercan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Türe
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Akdağ
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003241:Consanguinity; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D014421:Turkey