Social background, adult body-height and health

Silventoinen, Karri; Lahelma, Eero; Rahkonen, Ossi

doi:10.1093/ije/28.5.911

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“…24 Body height is associated with educational category. 25 As educational level increased during the monitoring period with decreasing participation rates, 11,26 it could be questioned whether adjustment for body height in the present crosssectional study was appropriate.…”

Section: Tls Visscher and Jc Seidellmentioning

confidence: 86%

Time trends (1993–1997) and seasonal variation in body mass index and waist circumference in the Netherlands

2004

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OBJECTIVE:To compare the time trend and seasonal variation in body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. DESIGN: Continuous monitoring health survey carried out between 1 June 1993 and 31 May 1997. SUBJECTS: A total of 8186 men and 9638 women aged 20-59 y from three towns in the Netherlands. MEASUREMENTS: BMI and waist circumference. Obesity was defined as BMI Z30 kg/m 2 , abdominal obesity as waist circumference Z102 cm for men and Z88 cm for women. RESULTS: Levels of BMI and waist circumference increased between 1 June 1993 and 31 May 1997. Among women, the time trend in abdominal obesity was stronger than that in obesity. Further, levels of BMI and waist circumference were higher in winter than in summer seasons. The seasonal variation was larger for abdominal obesity than for obesity, among both men and women. CONCLUSIONS: The time trend in women and the seasonal differences in both men and women were stronger for abdominal obesity than for obesity. Surveys on BMI and waist circumference are only comparable if season is taken into account. Furthermore, the waist circumference is a more sensitive indicator of variations in lifestyle and body composition than is body mass index.

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Time trends (1993–1997) and seasonal variation in body mass index and waist circumference in the Netherlands

2004

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“…Poor nutrition during childhood can affect growth and contribute to short stature in adult life (Silventoinen et al 1999), thus, effects on the anthropometric variables in childhood may affect the risk for diseases later in life. Previously published data have demonstrated a decreased risk in the birth cohorts born during WWII on the incidence of testicular cancer in Norway, Sweden and Denmark (Wanderas et al 1995, Bergstrom et al 1996 (there were too few cases to observe any trend for Finland) and of colorectal cancer in Norway (Svensson et al 2002).…”

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The association between nutritional conditions during World War II and childhood anthropometric variables in the Nordic countries

Angell-Andersen

Tretli

Bjerknes

et al. 2004

Annals of Human Biology

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Summary. Background: The purpose of the study was to examine the height and weight in Nordic children during the years around World War II (WWII), and compare them with the nutritional situation during the same period. Methods: Information on food consumption and energy intake were obtained from the literature. Anthropometric data were collected from the Nordic capitals and cover the period from 1930 to 1960 for ages 7-13 years. Results: The greatest energy restriction took place in Norway (20%), followed by Finland (17%), while Sweden and Denmark had a restriction of 4-7% compared to pre-war levels. The most pronounced effect of WWII on height and weight is seen in Norwegian children, while some effect is observed for the youngest children in Finland. Little or no effect is seen in Sweden and Denmark. Conclusion: The Nordic children were affected by WWII in terms of a transient reduction in temporal trends in height and weight, and the magnitude of this decrease was associated with the severity of the energy restriction prevailing in the respective country during the war. These findings warrant further studies of the chronic diseases associated with height and weight for cohorts being in their growth periods during WWII.

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“…Overall, taller individuals consistently report better health and less illness 162 and better results on various well-being measures, including enjoyment, happiness, sadness, physical pain, and social activity. 150,163 Tall people, however, are also more likely to report stress and anger and, for women, worry.…”

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Adult height, nutrition, and population health

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Social background, adult body-height and health

Abstract: Short stature is associated with poor health among Finnish men and women. A non-linear association among women was found for musculo-skeletal diseases. The studied social background factors explained only little of the association between body-height and health.

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Time trends (1993–1997) and seasonal variation in body mass index and waist circumference in the Netherlands

Time trends (1993–1997) and seasonal variation in body mass index and waist circumference in the Netherlands

The association between nutritional conditions during World War II and childhood anthropometric variables in the Nordic countries

Adult height, nutrition, and population health

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