Determinants of height and biological inequality in Mediterranean Spain, 1859–1967

Ayuda, María‐Isabel; Puche-Gil, Javier

doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2014.07.003

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“…112 A similar trend was found among men born in Spain from 1859 to 1967. 113 The social gradient of adult height in young adults in a UK birth cohort appears to be entirely dependent on the height of the parents. 114 While discussing the relationship between income and height, it is important to note that the relationship between average adult height and income is nonlinear and that average population height can be dependent on socioeconomic distribution; transferring income to poor families would increase average height because, while children from poor families would grow, children from wealthy families would not lose any part of their cumulative net nutrition (as they already have more than enough).…”

Section: Socioeconomic Statusmentioning

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Adult height, nutrition, and population health

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“…Plots of the mean height of the Dutch, Swedes, Italians, and French trace out longlarge, persistent reversal like that observed for the United States. Plots of mean heights (not shown) of Russians (Mironov 1995;Wheatcroft 2009), Bulgarians (Popoff 1926), Spaniards (Ayuda and Puche-Gil 2014), and Japanese (Shay 1994) drawn from large, representative conscript samples all trend upward after 1800 without large or persistent reversals. Despite Komlos' (1998b, p. 236) contention that the industrialization puzzle is not a "statistical artefact [sic]," its regular appearance in selected samples (e.g., military volunteers, prisoners, students) and its failure to appear in representative conscript samples raises questions about whether the puzzle is an artifact of selected samples.…”

Section: The Industrialization Puzzle In An American Framementioning

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Sample-Selection Biases and the Industrialization Puzzle

Bodenhorn¹,

Guinnane²,

Mroz³

2017

J. Econ. Hist.

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Understanding long-term changes in human well-being is central to understanding the consequences of economic development. An extensive anthropometric literature purports to show that heights in the United States declined between the 1830s and the 1890s, which is when the U.S. economy modernized. Most anthropometric research contends that declining heights reflect the negative health consequences of industrialization and urbanization. This interpretation, however, relies on sources subject to selection bias. Our meta-analysis shows that the declining height during industrialization emerges primarily in selected samples. We also develop a parsimonious diagnostic test that reveals, but does not correct for, selection bias in height samples. When applied to four representative height samples, the diagnostic provides compelling evidence of selection.

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“…Anthropometric measurements are widely used indicators of the standards of living of populations (Komlos and Meermann, 2007;Silventoinen, 2003;Ayuda and Puche, 2014;Grasgruber et al, 2014). Anthropometric measurements, especially height, are the result of the interaction between genes and environment (McEvoy and Visscher, 2009).…”

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The impact of World War II on nutrition and children's health in Italy

Daniele¹,

Ghezzi²

2017

Investigaciones de Historia Económica

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a b s t r a c tThe impact of World War II on the nutrition and health of Italian children is examined. During the Second World War (1939-1945, both per capita GDP and consumption collapsed in Italy. Infant mortality increased. The anthropometric measurements of a sample of schoolchildren show a loss in weight and height in comparison with the pre-war years. Measurements of conscripts born during the conflict show an interruption in the secular increase in height, with a decrease in the mean height of conscripts born in 1945. The adverse impact of the war on height, particularly affected the northern regions, and appears to be related to the 'geography of conflict' in Italy. Códigos JEL: I10 N44Palabras clave: Italia Segunda Guerra Mundial Racionamiento Antropometría r e s u m e n El artículo examina el impacto de la Segunda Guerra Mundial sobre la nutrición y la salud de los niños en Italia. Durante la guerra, tanto el PIB como los consumos per cápita disminuyeron notablemente. La mortalidad infantil aumentó. Las medidas antropométricas sobre un muestreo de niños, denota una reducción del peso y de la estatura con respecto al nivel pre-bélico. Los datos de los reclutas nacidas durante la guerra muestran como el proceso de crecimiento secular de la estatura se interrumpió. La estatura media de los reclutas nacidas en el año 1945 disminuyó. El impacto de la guerra en la estatura afectó principalmente a las regiones del Norte, y parece que esté relacionado con la «geografía del conflicto» en Italia.

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Determinants of height and biological inequality in Mediterranean Spain, 1859–1967

Cited by 51 publications

References 38 publications

Adult height, nutrition, and population health

Adult height, nutrition, and population health

Sample-Selection Biases and the Industrialization Puzzle

The impact of World War II on nutrition and children's health in Italy

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