Correlations among height, leg length and arm span in growing Korean children

Yun, Duk-Jin; Yun, D.-K.; Chang, Yaxuan; Lim, Seungji; Lee, M.-K.; Kim, S.-Y.

doi:10.1080/03014469500004112

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“…Although this difference might be considered to indicate that French School children with relatively short legs are less well nourished than other French School children, the lack of significant differences in other anthropometric variables, coupled with the high socioeconomic status of this group suggests that the smaller height of French School children with relatively short legs is not the result of nutritional problems. The results for the French School children are in agreement with previous studies finding that the legs are relatively shorter in short children (Fredriks et al, 2005;Yun et al, 1995). For these studies, however, it is difficult to determine to what extent relatively short legs are the result of environmental insult leading to short legs and short stature and to what extent they are characteristics of genetically short children.…”

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confidence: 91%

Nutritional, developmental, and genetic influences on relative sitting height at high altitude

Stinson

2009

American J Hum Biol

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The study explores how nutritional status, developmental exposure to high-altitude hypoxia, and genetic ancestry influence relative sitting height in two groups of high-altitude Bolivian children aged 8 through 13 years of age: 253 rural Aymara children of very low socioeconomic status and 273 children of upper socioeconomic status from the capital city of La Paz. The rural Aymara children on average have longer trunks relative to stature, but there is also overlap in body proportions between the two groups of children. The 20% of each sample in the region of overlap was examined to investigate influences on relative sitting height. Nutritional effects on relative sitting height are suggested by the finding that Aymara children with relatively long legs are taller, heavier, and fatter than other Aymara children. Developmental and genetic influences on relative sitting height are suggested by the finding that high relative sitting heights in elite urban children are associated with a greater percentage of time lived at high altitude and with parents born in Bolivia. Separating developmental and ancestry effects is difficult because the two are closely interconnected in the urban children. The results of this study suggest that influences on growth in relative trunk and leg length are similar to those that affect other aspects of growth in Andean populations. They also highlight the fact that because relative sitting height gradually decreases prior to adolescence and then increases, the interpretation of variation in body proportions in children is not always straightforward.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Nutritional, developmental, and genetic influences on relative sitting height at high altitude

Stinson

2009

American J Hum Biol

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“…However, because the adolescent growth spurt is made up disproportionately of growth in the trunk, it produces a rise in Cormic Index in later adolescence (Gerver & De Bruin, 1995;Pathmanathan & Prakash, 1994;Yun et al, 1995). At least one study shows a sharp change in the Cormic Index with onset of the adolescent growth spurt (Yun et al, 1995).…”

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Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status in adolescent populations in humanitarian emergencies

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Duffield²

2002

Eur J Clin Nutr

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Objective: To outline the difficulties and suggest potential solutions in anthropometric assessment of adolescents during humanitarian emergencies. Design: Literature review. Setting: Multiple settings in which the nutritional status of adolescents has been assessed using anthropometric measurements. Subjects: Adolescents in multiple populations. Interventions: None. Results: The use of anthropometry may be more difficult in adolescents than in other age groups because anthropometric indices in normally nourished adolescents change with age and sexual development. Moreover, survey and reference populations may differ in the age at which certain pubertal landmarks are attained, requiring adjustment for differences between survey and reference populations. Adolescent populations may also differ by ethnicity in various body proportions that affect anthropometric indices. Adjustment may be required when the body proportions of adolescents in the reference population differ from those in the population assessed. Conclusions: Although no definitive recommendation can be made regarding which anthropometric indices are the most appropriate for adolescents, some revisions may improve current practices. Weight-for-height could be used for prepubertal adolescents and body mass index could be used for postpubertal adolescents. Because cut-off points are age-specific, age should be collected as accurately as possible for all adolescents measured during screening or survey activities. The WHO-recommended reference population of US adolescents is inappropriate in most populations of adolescents. Adolescents should never undergo nutritional assessment in isolation; other population subgroups should be included, and other health, nutrition and food data should be collected at the same time.

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“…Growth of arm length and height occurs mainly in the first growth spurt from birth to two years and the second spurt during the prepubertal period (Yun et al, 1995). So bone formation and growth could be largely influenced by early life environment, e.g.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%