Two centuries of growth among Czech children and youth
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Historical Article, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
16371255
DOI
10.1016/j.ehb.2005.09.002
PII: S1570-677X(05)00072-9
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Anthropology, Physical history MeSH
- History, 19th Century MeSH
- History, 20th Century MeSH
- Child MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Data Collection MeSH
- Body Height * MeSH
- Check Tag
- History, 19th Century MeSH
- History, 20th Century MeSH
- Child MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Historical Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
The trend of increasing height can be interpreted as a reflection of the unfolding progress of civilization. Height changes among children and adolescents are good markers of this trend. We analyze the secular trend in the heights of children and adolescents in the Czech Republic on the basis of data from anthropological surveys. The earliest height data pertain to Czech youths who attended the Military Schools in Austria in 1800-1809. Data also exist for 1895 and continue in 1951 and at 10-year intervals thereafter. Growth curves were obtained for separate age groups by fitting mean values via third-order polynomial smoothing splines. Between 1951 and 2001, the mean heights of boys and girls aged 2.5 years increased by 2.7 and 3 cm, respectively. Since 1895, the mean height of 13-year-old boys has increased by 19.4 cm, and the mean height of girls has increased by 18.3 cm.
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