论文信息 - Secular change in adult stature has come to a halt in northern Europe and Italy

Secular change in adult stature has come to a halt in northern Europe and Italy

Aim: To investigate whether the increase in adult stature in European countries is continuing.Methods: The secular trend in growth after 1990 for various European countries was assessed by national conscript data. Results: In Scandinavia and the Netherlands, the height has reached a plateau at 179–181 cm, and in Italy a plateau at 174 cm. In Belgium, Portugal and Spain, height continued to increase.

A. Larnkjær | K. Fleischer Michaelsen | M. Hørby Jørgensen | Stine Attrup Schrøder | Ida Maria Schmidt

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