Reply to Comment by Young et al.

Proc Biol Sci · 2009 · PMC2660972

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highly significantno p-value reported

At each stage of our paper's analysis, the interpretation became more conservative: for example, ‘Although [potassium, calcium and sodium] did show highly significant associations with foetal sex in our study, we are cautious in the interpretation of the data until further data are available’.

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