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Wiley, Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child, 6(95), p. 754-755, 2007

DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2006.tb02329.x

Wiley, Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child, 6(95), p. 754-755, 2006

DOI: 10.1080/08035250500527323

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Secular change in adult stature has come to a halt in northern Europe and Italy

Journal article published in 2006 by Anni Larnkaer, Stine Attrup Schrøder, Ida Maria Schmidt, Kim Fleischer Michaelsen, Anni Larnkjær, Stine Attrup Schrøder, Ida Maria Schmidt, Marianne Hørby Jørgensen, Kim Fleischer Michaelsen ORCID
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Abstract

Aim: To investigate whether the increase in adult stature in European countries is continuing.Methods: The secular trend in growth after 1990 for various European countries was assessed by national conscript data. Results: In Scandinavia and the Netherlands, the height has reached a plateau at 179–181 cm, and in Italy a plateau at 174 cm. In Belgium, Portugal and Spain, height continued to increase.Conclusion: Only in the northern European countries and Italy height has ceased to increase.