Socioeconomic inequalities in height, leg length and trunk length among children aged 6.5 years and their parents from the Republic of Belarus: Evidence from the Promotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial (PROBIT)

被引：15

作者：

Patel, Rita ^{[1
]}

Lawlor, Debbie A. ^{[1
,2
]}

Kramer, Michael S. ^{[3
,4
]}

Smith, George Davey ^{[1
,2
]}

Bogdanovich, Natalia ^{[5
]}

Matush, Lidia ^{[5
]}

Martin, Richard M. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bristol, Sch Social & Community Med, Bristol BS8 2PS, Avon, England

[2] Univ Bristol, MRC Ctr Causal Anal Translat Epidemiol CAiTE, Bristol BS8 2PS, Avon, England

[3] McGill Univ, Fac Med, Dept Pediat, Montreal, PQ, Canada

[4] McGill Univ, Fac Med, Dept Epidemiol Biostat & Occupat Hlth, Montreal, PQ, Canada

[5] Natl Res & Appl Med Mother & Child Ctr, Minsk, BELARUS

来源：

ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY | 2011年 / 38卷 / 05期

基金：

加拿大健康研究院; 英国经济与社会研究理事会;

关键词：

Height; leg length; trunk length; socioeconomic factors; BODY-MASS INDEX; RANDOMIZED TRIAL; BLOOD-PRESSURE; CHILDHOOD; GROWTH; STATURE; CIRCUMSTANCES; WEIGHT; COHORT; EDUCATION;

D O I：

10.3109/03014460.2011.577752

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

Background: Lower socioeconomic position is associated with shorter stature, in particular shorter leg length, but the magnitude of these associations in non-Western countries has received little attention. Aim: To examine socioeconomic differentials in height, leg and trunk length in 6.5 year olds from the Republic of Belarus and compare these to differentials in parental height. Methods: Multivariable linear regression was used to examine associations in a cohort of 13 889 children. Results: Children from non-manual households were 1.0 cm (95% confidence interval: 0.7-1.3 cm) taller than those from manual households. Mothers and fathers from non-manual backgrounds were 0.7 cm (0.5-0.8) and 1.8 cm (1.6-2.0) taller than those from manual backgrounds, respectively. Associations with higher parental educational attainment were similar. The magnitudes of the associations of socioeconomic position with leg length were similar to those with trunk length. Adjusting for mid-parental height and number of older siblings attenuated associations markedly. Conclusions: In Belarus, similar socioeconomic differentials in height were observed in both children and their parents. Among children, height differentials were partly explained by mid-parental height and number of older siblings. Leg length was not a more sensitive indicator of childhood socioeconomic conditions than trunk length.

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