Association between body height and month of birth among women of European origin in northern and southern hemispheres
Dados Bibliográficos
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| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | Biological Anthropology and Comparative Anatomy Research Unit School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide South Australia 5005 Australia, Department of Anthropology Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz 90‐237 Poland, Biobank Laboratory Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz 90‐237 Poland, Department of Molecular Biophysics Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz 90‐237 Poland |
| ANO | Não informado |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.22967 |
| CITAÇÕES | 1 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to examine the potential association between month of birth and body height among women in northern and southern hemispheres.MethodsBody heights of adult women of European origin born between 1935 and 1981 who lived in Poland (N = 3,933) and in Australia (N = 1,118) were examined in relation to month of birth by analysis of variance.ResultsNo association between month of birth and body height was observed in either Polish or Australian women. For Polish women, a clear, statistically significant secular trend in body height was confirmed for the analyzed period (P < .0001). No such trend occurred among the Australian women.ConclusionsResults do not confirm a significant association between month of birth and adult body height in women. It is, however, important to see a difference in secular trends, which was large in Polish women and nonexistent in Australian females.