Relative effect of genetic and environmental factors on body height: differences across birth cohorts among Finnish men and women

Silventoinen, Karri; Kaprio, Jaakko; Lahelma, Eero; Koskenvuo, Markku

doi:10.2105/ajph.90.4.627

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“…The US decline in brother-brother correlations is consistent with the increase in height heritability observed among Finnish twins born in the first half of the 20th century and those born later (Silventoinen et al 2000). …”

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Health and the Economy in the United States from 1750 to the Present

Costa

2015

Journal of Economic Literature

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I discuss the health transition in the United States, bringing new data to bear on health indicators, and investigating the changing relationship between health, income, and the environment. I argue that scientific advances played an outsize role and that health improvements were largest among the poor. Health improvements were not a precondition for modern economic growth. The gains to health are largest when the economy has moved from “brawn” to “brains” because this is when the wage returns to education are high, leading the healthy to obtain more education. More education may improve use of health knowledge, producing a virtuous cycle.

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Health and the Economy in the United States from 1750 to the Present

Costa

2015

Journal of Economic Literature

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“…Nevertheless, it is known that BMI is an imperfect indicator of weight distribution and body composition [5]. Whilst weight is a result of the balance of energy (intake and expenditure), height is considered an heritable human trait [6], influenced by environment, context, sociodemographic and economic determinants throughout life course [7,8]. Moreover, height is positively associated to wealth, success [9], and social status [7,10] while is inversely associated with some biological and behavioral determinants of cardiovascular disease [11,12,13].…”

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Body Mass Index Categories and Attained Height in Portuguese Adults

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Objective: To analyze the associations between height and BMI categories in a Portuguese representative sample. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a representative sample of 32,644 Portuguese adults (52.4% females). Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics were obtained along with self-reported height and weight. We performed generalized linear models to assess the differences in attained height across BMI categories; analyses were adjusted for age, gender, education, family income per month, proxy reporting information, dietary patterns, and smoking. Results: BMI categories included underweight and normal weight (46.4%), overweight (37.6%), obese class I and II (15.2%), and obese class III (0.8%). Adults with normal weight had a significantly higher height (females +7 cm and males +5 cm) when compared to obese class III. As BMI categories increased, height decreased. In females and males, after adjusting for confounders, estimates of attained height decreased when compared to the unadjusted model (β = -0.049, 95% CI = -0.050; -0.049 and β = -0.030, 95% CI = -0.031; -0.029, respectively), although they remained still significant. Conclusion: Our results suggest a significant difference in attained height between BMI categories. Future intervention programs aiming at preventing overweight and obesity should monitor sociodemographic, health and environmental conditions that affect attained height potential.

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“…Nutrition, genetics, environment, socioeconomic status, etc. are those aspects that decide the stature of a person [3].…”

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Correlation of Posterior Curve Length of Sternum and Stature: A Postmortem Study in Delhi Population

Baraw

Pradhan

Singh

2017

Inter J Med Toxic Foren Med

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Background:The primary characteristics to establish the identification of an individual are sex, age, and stature [1]. Determination of stature is easy if a complete body or the entire skeleton is found. When only some parts of the body or skeleton are available, it is necessary to have different formulae for determination of stature from their osteometric measurements. The present study aims to assess the stature of an individual from his or her sternum with the help of Posterior Curve Length (PCL). Methods:The study was conducted on 100 cadavers, including 50 females and 50 males, died 18 years or older age. The cases were referred for medico-legal postmortem examination to the Department of Forensic Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. Sternum samples were obtained during autopsy (as fresh sternum) and after removal of muscular coverings, cleaned and dried at room temperature (as dry sternum) for the study. PCL was measured and linear regression was used to recognize sternum correlation with stature. Results:In our study which was conducted on fresh and dry samples of sternum, the stature can be estimated by 68% accuracy with linear regression equation of Y=91.51+3.5 (Posterior Curve Length of fresh sternum) with standard error±3.5 cm and correlation coefficient of 0.872. Also the stature can be estimated through Y=96.1+3.4 (Posterior Curve Length of dry sternum) with standard error of ±3.9 cm and correlation coefficient of 0.610. Conclusion:From the present study we found some synergistic factors which are helpful for estimation of stature from respective PCL of sternum which clearly shows that sample of sternum obtained from decomposed body, or in cases where long bones are missing, PCL of sternum acts as an alternative to estimate stature in Delhi population.

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Relative effect of genetic and environmental factors on body height: differences across birth cohorts among Finnish men and women

Cited by 183 publications

References 27 publications

Health and the Economy in the United States from 1750 to the Present

Health and the Economy in the United States from 1750 to the Present

Body Mass Index Categories and Attained Height in Portuguese Adults

Correlation of Posterior Curve Length of Sternum and Stature: A Postmortem Study in Delhi Population

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