Changes in stature of Portuguese women born between 1966 and 1982, according to educational level
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6136383 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eunice Conceição (University of Lisbon), Susana J Garcia (0000-0003-4190-6055, University of Lisbon), Susana García (0000-0002-3713-311X), Cristina Padez (0000-0002-1967-3497, University of Coimbra), Horacio Cardoso (0000-0003-1338-101X, Universidade do Porto), Hugo Cardoso |
| Year | 2012 |
| Issue | 29 |
| Pages | 81-96 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antropologia Portuguesa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0870-0990 • E-ISSN: 2182-7982 |
| Publisher | Coimbra University Press (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.14195/2182-7982_29_7 |
| OpenAlex | W1986927999 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 22 |
Studies which document secular change in stature are almost exclusively based on males, while similar data on females is less common. In addition, secular trends in socioeconomic differences of height are seldomly reported. This study aims to document changes in mean stature in a sample of Portuguese women born between 1966 and 1982 (n = 30,629). For this study self-reported stature data was obtained from a large sample of women who delivered their children at the Dr. Alfredo da Costa Maternity Hospital, in Lisbon, between 1991 and 2004. Reported data on educational level was used as a proxy for socioeconomic status to assess changes in female stature in relation to their social class. Results show that female stature in the sample increases during the time period considered (mean stature: 160.8 cm in 1966 and 161.1 cm in 1982), but not consistently. In addition, women of higher educational level are systematically taller than their lower educational level counterparts (mean stature difference between highest and lowest educational level groups is 4.2 cm). Compared to males, mean stature increase in females was about 75% less. Although the time period considered is short, this study documents important socioeconomic differences in female stature and is the first to report stature changes over time in Portuguese women
Geography · Population · Portuguese · Proxy (statistics · Short stature · Social class · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Statistics · Aging and Gerontology Research · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Pediatrics
Continuing Positive Secular Growth Change in the Netherlands 1955–1997
Social/Economic Status and Disease
Some Practical Guidelines for Measuring Youth's Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status
Stature and sexual stature dimorphism in Sweden, from the 10th to the end of the 20th century
Childcare, height and BMI among female Polish university students, 2005
Secular trends in social class differences of height, weight and BMI of boys from two schools in Lisbon, Portugal (1910–2000)
The recent decline in the height of African-American women
The secular trend in height of primary school children in England and Scotland 1972–79 and 1979–86
Age at menarche and its secular trend in urban and rural girls in Poland
Increase in length of leg relative to trunk in Japanese children and adults from 1957 to 1977
Secular trends in the heights of women from the urban poor community of Hyderabad
Environmental influences on human growth and development
Secular trend in stature in the Portuguese population (1904-2000)
Physical stature and biological living standards of girls and young women in the Netherlands, born between 1815 and 1865
Social Inequalities in Disability-Free Life Expectancy in the French Male Population, 1980-1991
Social inequalities in disability-free life expectancy in the french male population, 1980–1991
Some Practical Guidelines for Measuring Youth's Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status
The Height and Weight of West Point Cadets
Socio-economic Differentials in Infant and Child Mortality during Mortality Decline
Height and Social Status in Eighteenth-Century Germany
The Nutritional Status of French Students
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |