Secular changes in growth

被引:101
作者
Hauspie, RC
Vercauteren, M
Susanne, C
机构
[1] NATL FUND SCI RES,BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
[2] FREE UNIV BRUSSELS,LAB ANTHROPOL & HUMAN GENET,BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
关键词
KIGS; secular change; growth; age at menarche; peak height velocity;
D O I
10.1159/000184841
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Secular changes in growth have occurred in almost all industrialized countries during the last century. Almost all of the secular increase seen in adult height occurs during childhood. These changes can be considered to be indicators of the changes in the nutritional, hygienic and health status of a population. The secular trend in adult height has slowed down since the second world war, but is still continuing in most industrialized countries.
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