Height and weight of Southern Chinese children

Chang, K. S. F.; Lee, Marjorie M. C.; Low, W. D.; Kvan, E.

doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330210407

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“…This might be due to differences in sex, age and nutritional status (Banik et al, 1973), socioeconomic and nutritional factors (Ashcroft and Lovell, 1964;Udani, 1963;Chang et al, 1963), socioeconomic and genetic factors (Rao and Sastry, 1977) and environment and heredity (Stoudt et al, 1960) in the MZ and DZ sub-groups of the present study.…”

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confidence: 71%

The Estimation of the Heritability of Anthropometric Measurements.

1999

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Abstract. The relative contributions of genetic and environmental components in the variability of anthropometric measurements were studied in 54 twin pairs. Thirty pairs of monozygotic (MZ) and 24 pairs of dizygotic (DZ) twins were investigated to estimate the role of genetic, environmental and hereditary factors determining anthropometric measurements comprising body weight, standing height, sitting height, knee height, arm span, chest circumference and biiliac diameter. Within-pair variance for all the measurements were significantly smaller (p<0.05-0.01) in MZ twins than in DZ twins of both-sex twin group. Within-pair correlations for those measurements were higher (p<0.01) in both MZ and DZ twins. Correlation values were, apparently, higher more in MZ than in DZ twins. Besides, all the measurements are highly heritable components and heritability estimates ranged 40%-91%. When both MZ and DZ twin pairs of both-sex population were classified, based on age and sex, into different sub-groups interindividual variabilities were altered to a certain degrees. These data state that anthropometric measurements are influenced by genetic factors than environmental factors and besides, age and sex are possibly associated, to some extent, with the genetic influence upon anthropometric measurements.

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The Estimation of the Heritability of Anthropometric Measurements.

1999

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“…The preceding numerical summary oversimplifies the results since some authors report sex differences only for a restricted part of their sample or for one anthropometric dimension. For instance, both Chang et al (1963) and Ashcroft et al (1966) found greater differences between high and low socioeconomic groups of males only in late adolescence. Chang et al (1963) also found a sex difference only for weight, while differences between high and low socioeconomic status Guatemalans were greater for males only in height (Bogin and MacVean, 1978).…”

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Sex differences in environmental sensitivity during growth and development

Stinson

1985

Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.

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Data on sex differences in mortality, morbidity, growth under conditions of environmental stress, and growth responses to environmental improvement are reviewed to test the hypothesis that males are less buffered than females against the environment during growth and development. The hypothesis predicts that males should be more affected by environmental stress, and the strongest support for this is found in studies of the prenatal period. Under stressful conditions, males have higher late fetal mortality than females, and their fetal growth generally has been found to be more retarded. Investigations of postnatal responses to environmental stress have yielded much less consistent results, in large part because of the fact that male children are given preferential treatment in many societies.

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“…Specifically, differences between high and low socio-economic levels can be just as harmful in the long run as a war or a hurricane when acting steadily on a population (Acheson and Hewitt, 1954;Chang et al, 1963;Bogin and MacVean, 1978;Finkel, 1982;Lieberman, 1982).…”

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Sexual dimorphism in schoolchildren of the Villa IAPI neighborhood (Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Pucciarelli

Carnese

Pinotti

et al. 1993

American J Phys Anthropol

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Villa IAPI is a poor neighborhood of about 5,000 inhabitants in the overpopulated conurbano bonaerense at the outskirts of the city of Buenos Aires. Most of the adult male residents are construction workers; the rest are temporary workers, underemployed, or unemployed. The inhabitants of Villa IAPI suffer the effects of many adverse socio-economic conditions, including poor nutrition, deficient sanitation, and inadequate medical care. Seven anthropometric variables were measured on 765 children from 6 to 14 years old to test for the presence of an altered pattern of sexual dimorphism. It was found that there were practically no sex differences in standing height and upper-arm muscle circumference. In some age groups, there was a weak but significant sexual dimorphism in body weight and sitting height. The greatest and most persistent dimorphism was found in head circumference, and in triceps and subscapular skinfolds. In all except two age groups, head circumference in males was significantly greater than in females. The other dimorphic variables (body weight, sitting height, and triceps and subscapular skinfolds) showed the opposite relationship. Essentially, females showed increments in subcutaneous fat, while reduced growth in muscle and bone was evident in males. The hypothesis of "better female canalization" can explain the altered dimorphic pattern found in the malnourished Villa IAPI population.

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Height and weight of Southern Chinese children

Cited by 51 publications

References 4 publications

The Estimation of the Heritability of Anthropometric Measurements.

The Estimation of the Heritability of Anthropometric Measurements.

Sex differences in environmental sensitivity during growth and development

Sexual dimorphism in schoolchildren of the Villa IAPI neighborhood (Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina)

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