Advanced search
Publication Cover
Annals of Human Biology Volume 22, 1995 - Issue 1
Submit an article Journal homepage
70
Views
97
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Height of conscripts in Europe: is postneonatal mortality a predictor?

I.M. Schmidt Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark
,
M.H. Jørgensen Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark
&
K.F. Michaelsen Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Pages 57-67 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

  • Barker, D.J. and Osmond, C. (1986) Infant mortality, childhood nutrition, and ischaemic heart disease in England and Wales Lancet, i, pp. 1077 - 1081.
  • Barker, D.J.P. and Osmond, C. and Golding, J. (1990) Height and mortality in the counties of England and Wales Annals of Human Biology, 17, pp. 1 - 6.
  • Barker, D.J. and Winter, P.D. and Osmond, C. and Margetts, B. and Simmonds, S.J. (1989) Weight in infancy and death from ischaemic heart disease Lancet, ii, pp. 577 - 580.
  • Bock, R.D. and Sykes, R.C. (1989) Evidence for continuing secular increase in height within families in the United States American Journal of Human Biology, 1, pp. 143 - 148.
  • Brandt, I. and Reinken, L. (1988) Die Wachstumsgeschwindigkeit gesunder Kinder in den ersten 16 Lebensjahren: Longitudinal Entwicklungsstudie Bonn-Dortmund Klinische Padiatrie, 200, pp. 451 - 456.
  • Bundesamt für Statistik.(1988) Statistiches Jahrbuch der Schweiz 1976–1987. Zürich : Bundesamt für Statistik.
  • Carr-Hill, R.A. (1988) Time trends in inequalities in health Journal of Biosocial Science, 20, pp. 265 - 273.
  • Central Bureau of Statistics.(1992) Statistical Yearbook of the Netherlands 1981–1990. Voorburg
  • Chamla, M.C. (1983) L'evolution récente de la stature en Europe occidentale (Période 1960–1980) Bulletin et Mémoires de la Société d'Anthropologie de Paris, XIII, pp. 195 - 224.
  • Danmarks, Statistik.(1991) Statistisk årbog 1900–1987. København
  • Det Statistiske Departement.(1966) Statistiske undersøgelser, Nr. 19. Befolkningsudvikling og sundhedsforhold 1901–60. København
  • Falkner, F. (1981) Maternal nutrition and fetal growth American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 34, pp. 769 - 774.
  • Floud, R. and Wachter, K. and Gregory, A.(1990) Height, Health and History. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
  • Forsdahl, A. (1977) Are poor living conditions in childhood and adolescence an important risk factor for arteriosclerotic heart disease? British Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine, 31, pp. 91 - 95.
  • Golden, M.H. (1994) Is complete catch-up possible for stunted malnourished children? European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 48(Suppl. 1), pp. 558 - 571.
  • Gracey, M. and Sullivan, H. (1989) Growth of remote Australian aborigines from birth to two years Annals of Human Biology, 16, pp. 421 - 428.
  • Institut National de Statistique.(1990) Annuaire statistique de la Belgique 1980–1988. Bruxelles
  • Instituto Nacional de Estadistica.(1992) Anuario Estadistico España 1981–1989. Madrid
  • Istituto Nazionale di Statistica.(1992) Annuario Statistico Italiano 1978–1987. Rome
  • Karlberg, J. and Engström, I. and Karlberg, P. and Fryer, J.G. (1987) Analysis of linear growth using a mathematical model. I. From birth to three years Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica, 76, pp. 478 - 488.
  • Karlberg, J. and Jalil, F. and Lindblad, B.S. (1988) Longitudinal analysis of infantile growth in an urban area of Lahore, Pakistan Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica, 77, pp. 392 - 401.
  • Kessel, S.S. (1990) Postneonatal mortality: a performance indicator of the child health care system Pediatrics, 86, pp. 1107 - 1111.
  • Kuh, D. and Wadsworth, M. (1989) Parental height: childhood environment and subsequent adult height in a national birth cohort International Journal of Epidemiology, 18, pp. 663 - 668.
  • Kusin, J.A. and Kardjati, S. and Houtkooper, J.M. and Renqvist, U.H. (1992) Energy supplementation during pregnancy and postnatal growth Lancet, 340, pp. 623 - 626.
  • Lerberge, W.V.(1990) Kasongo; Child Mortality and Growth in a Small African Town. London : Smith-Gordon.
  • Lutter, C.K. and Mora, J.O. and Habicht, J.P. and Rasmussen, K.M. and Robson, D.S. and Herrera, M.G. (1990) Age-specific responsiveness of weight and length to nutritional supplementation American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 51, pp. 359 - 364.
  • Marmot, M.G. and Shipley, M.J. and Rose, G. (1984) Inequalities in death—specific explanations of a general pattern? Lancet, i, pp. 1003 - 1006.
  • Martorell, R. and Klein, R.E. (1980) Food supplementation and growth rates in preschool children Nutrition Reports International, 21, pp. 447 - 454.
  • Martorell, R. and Rivera, J. and Kaplowitz, H. and Pollitt, E.(1992) Long-term consequences of growth retardation during early childhood. In Human Growth: Basic and Clinical Aspects. ( pp. 143 - 149 ).Amsterdam : Elsevier. In
  • Møller, L.F. and Kristensen, T.S. and Hollnagel, H. (1991) Social class and cardiovascular risk factors in Danish men Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine, 9, pp. 116 - 126.
  • Olivier, G. and Devigne, G. (1985) Données nouvelles sur la stature et la corpulence en France Cahiers d'Anthropologie et Biométrie Humaine, III, pp. 111 - 123.
  • Prader, A. (1986) Physiologisches, pathologisches und manipuliertes Körperwachstum Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde, 134, pp. 292 - 301.
  • Prooss, L.A. and Hofvander, Y. and Tuvemo, T. (1991) Menarcheal age and growth pattern of Indian girls adopted in Sweden. II. Catch-up growth and final height Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 58, pp. 105 - 114.
  • Sandberg, L.G. and Steckel, R.H. (1987) Heights and economic history: the Swedish case Annals of Human Biology, 14, pp. 101 - 110.
  • Sobral, F. (1990) Secular changes in stature in southern Portugal between 1930 and 1980 according to conscript data Human Biology, 62, pp. 491 - 504.
  • Statistiska Centralbyrån.(1992) Befolkningsförändringar 1990. Del 3. Hela riket och länen mm. Stockholm
  • Statistisk Sentralbyrå.(1992) Statistisk årbog 1981–1989. Oslo
  • Stembera, Z. (1990) Prospects for higher infant survival World Health Forum, 11, pp. 78 - 84.
  • Tanner, J.M. and Healy, M.J.R. and Lockhard, R.D. and Mackenzie, J.D. (1956) Aberdeen growth study: Part 1. The prediction of adult body measurements from measurements taken each year from birth to 5 years Archives of Diseases in Childhood, 31, pp. 372 - 381.
  • Teasdale, T.W. and Sørensen, T.I. and Owen, D.R. (1989) Fall in association of height with intelligence and educational level British Medical Journal, 298, pp. 1292 - 1293.
  • Waaler, H.T. (1984) Height, weight and mortality: the Norwegian experience Acta Medica Scandinavica, 679, pp. 1 - 56. Suppl.
  • World Health Organization.(1948–1991) World Health Statistics Annual. Geneva : WHO.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.