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Secular change in adult stature has come to a halt in northern Europe and Italy
Author(s) -
Larnkjær Anni,
Attrup Schrøder Stine,
Maria Schmidt Ida,
Hørby Jørgensen Marianne,
Fleischer Michaelsen Kim
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2006.tb02329.x
Subject(s) - secular variation , medicine , plateau (mathematics) , demography , european region , geography , regional science , mathematical analysis , mathematics , sociology
Aim: To investigate whether the increase in adult stature in European countries is continuing. Methods: The secular trend in growth after 1990 for various European countries was assessed by national conscript data. Results: In Scandinavia and the Netherlands, the height has reached a plateau at 179–181 cm, and in Italy a plateau at 174 cm. In Belgium, Portugal and Spain, height continued to increase. Conclusion: Only in the northern European countries and Italy height has ceased to increase.