A persisting secular trend for body measurements in Dutch children. The Oosterwolde 11 study |
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| Authors: | WJM Gerver R De Bruin NM Drayer |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands;University of Limburg. Computing Center The Netherlands;University of Groningen and Department of Pediatrics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | To investigate whether the secular trend for growth in Dutch children still exists, the Oosterwolde I study of 1980 was repeated in 1989. A persisting secular trend was visible for height while the z scores of body proportions show no change during the past 10 years, which suggests that there is no change in the timing of puberty. |
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| Keywords: | Dutch children height secular trend sitting height sitting heightlheight ratio |
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