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Association between body height and month of birth among women of E uropean origin in northern and southern hemispheres
Author(s) -
Rosset Iwona,
Żądzińska Elżbieta,
Strapagiel Dominik,
Grzelak Agnieszka,
Henneberg Maciej
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of human biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1520-6300
pISSN - 1042-0533
DOI - 10.1002/ajhb.22967
Subject(s) - demography , secular variation , hum , medicine , lower body , association (psychology) , significant difference , body height , body weight , psychology , endocrinology , history , sociology , performance art , art history , psychotherapist
Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the potential association between month of birth and body height among women in northern and southern hemispheres. Methods Body heights of adult women of European origin born between 1935 and 1981 who lived in Poland ( N = 3,933) and in Australia ( N = 1,118) were examined in relation to month of birth by analysis of variance. Results No association between month of birth and body height was observed in either Polish or Australian women. For Polish women, a clear, statistically significant secular trend in body height was confirmed for the analyzed period ( P < .0001). No such trend occurred among the Australian women. Conclusions Results do not confirm a significant association between month of birth and adult body height in women. It is, however, important to see a difference in secular trends, which was large in Polish women and nonexistent in Australian females.