Secular change in adult stature associated with modernization in Vanuatu.
Am J Hum Biol
; 29(5)2017 Sep 10.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine whether (1) there is a secular increase in adult stature in Vanuatu, and (2) whether adult stature is positively associated with modernization in Vanuatu.METHODS:
This study reports on stature measurements collected on 650 adult (age > 17 years) men and women from four islands of varying economic development in Vanuatu. Measurements were collected as part of the Vanuatu Health Transitions Research Project in 2007 and 2011.RESULTS:
Stature increased significantly in adults born between the 1940s and 1960s in Vanuatu, before leveling off in those born between the 1970s and 1990s. Adults are significantly taller on Efate, the most modernized island in the study sample, than on the less economically developed islands.CONCLUSIONS:
Modernization is likely associated with improvements in child growth in Vanuatu, as assessed by gains in adult stature.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Mudança Social
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Estatura
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Hum Biol
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article