Taller indian women are more successful at the marriage market

Smits, Jeroen; Monden, Christiaan

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“…A study on marriage markets in India found that women who were taller than average had a greater likelihood of marrying overall, and also of marrying after 16 years of age (Smits & Monden, 2012). Both this study from India and another study from Italy also found taller women were more likely to pair with more educated husbands with a better labour market position (Ponzo & Scoppa, 2015; Smits & Monden, 2012). Theoretically, husbands seeking young brides might also directly seek short women or indirectly pair with them by being unable to marry tall women.…”

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Independent associations of women's age at marriage and first pregnancy with their height in rural lowland Nepal

Marphatia

Saville

Manandhar

et al. 2020

American J Phys Anthropol

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Objectives: In many South Asian communities, the majority of women are married during adolescence and reproduce before 20 years. Early reproduction may adversely affect maternal nutrition and linear growth, however whether early marriage has similar effects is unknown. Shorter women might also be preferentially chosen for earlier marriage. We hypothesized that early marriage and early pregnancy may each be associated with women's shorter height, independent of any selection effects. Materials and Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional data on 7,146 women aged 20-30 years from rural lowland Nepal. Linear regression models tested associations of early marriage and early reproduction with height, adjusting for women's education and husbands' characteristics (education and wealth) that might index preferential selection of short young women for marriage. Results: Median ages at marriage and first pregnancy were 15 and 18 years, respectively, with 20% pregnant <16 years. Both early marriage and early pregnancy were independently associated with shorter stature, accounting for a decrement of 1.4 cm, which decreased to 1 cm after adjusting for women's education. Effects of early marriage and reproduction persisted after adjusting for the tendency of poorer and less educated men to marry young and short women, indicating a role for social selection. Discussion: The decrements in height associated with early marriage and reproduction are indicative of broader adverse effects on maternal metabolism during a "critical period" of growth and maturation in the life-course of women. Although the magnitudes of effect are relatively small, they affect large numbers of women in this population.

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“…Italy also found taller women were more likely to pair with more educated husbands with a better labour market position (Ponzo & Scoppa, 2015;Smits & Monden, 2012 (Saville et al, 2018(Saville et al, , 2016. Between…”

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Independent associations of women's age at marriage and first pregnancy with their height in rural lowland Nepal

Marphatia

Saville

Manandhar

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American J Phys Anthropol

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“…A related and not mutually exclusive possibility is that height is one marker of reproductive value in resource-scarce ecologies, perhaps constituting a metric of the quality of the individual’s developmental environment and thus the somatic resources that she will be able to invest in reproduction [3]. Height associates positively with marriageability [15] and reproductive success [16] in many non-Western populations, including The Gambia [17], though the significant outcome measure in the Gambian population is not number of births but survival of offspring, indicating that women of different heights may be able to allocate different amounts of energy to fetal or infant growth or immune function.…”

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The adolescent transition under energetic stress

Reiches

Moore

Prentice

et al. 2013

Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health

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“…Height is positively linked to higher income, education, and marriage potential. 29 , 30 On the other hand, shorter height has been found to be associated with higher rates of depression and suicide risk, especially in younger men. 31 , 32 Virtual reality simulations altering height perspectives have correlated reductions in height with increases in paranoia and vulnerability.…”

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Exploring the Ethics of Stature Lengthening as Treatment for Height Dysphoria

Lee¹,

Aulisio²,

Liu³

2020

Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction

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A bstract Aim To promote a discussion on the ethics and justifications of stature lengthening in patients without skeletal deformity. Background Stature lengthening for height gain in patients without skeletal deformity has stirred controversy within the orthopedic community. However, current literature does not delineate the ethical issues surrounding this procedure. Improvements in the techniques, technology, and safety profile of stature lengthening warrant an ethical discussion to challenge, justify, and guide the use of this surgical procedure. Review results Examination of ethical issues leads to the distinction between the dual roles of stature lengthening as a treatment vs an enhancement . The primary focus on stature lengthening as treatment allows for exploration of “height dysphoria”—a psychological burden caused by a dissatisfaction with one's height—as the primary pathology that may justify surgical intervention. Conclusion In our opinion, additional work is required to establish “height dysphoria” as a true pathology in order to ethically justify stature lengthening as a legitimate form of treatment. Further discussion is needed to address the ethics of stature lengthening as an enhancement. Clinical significance This paper addresses salient ethical issues of stature lengthening in patients without skeletal deformity by exploring historical, contemporary, and comparative contexts. How to cite this article Lee RC, Aulisio M, Liu RW. Exploring the Ethics of Stature Lengthening as Treatment for Height Dysphoria. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr 2020;15(3):163–168.

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Taller indian women are more successful at the marriage market

Abstract: Taller Indian women seem to be more successful at the marriage market.

Cited by 12 publications

References 26 publications

Independent associations of women's age at marriage and first pregnancy with their height in rural lowland Nepal

Independent associations of women's age at marriage and first pregnancy with their height in rural lowland Nepal

The adolescent transition under energetic stress

Exploring the Ethics of Stature Lengthening as Treatment for Height Dysphoria

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