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Secular Trends in Height, Body Mass and Mean Menarche Age in Romanian Children and Adolescents, 1936–2016
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 490, p 490 (2021), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 18, Issue 2
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- Secular trends in anthropometric parameters have been documented in most European countries, but no data is available regarding Romanian. The aim of the study was to calculate secular trend in height, body mass and mean menarche age for Romanian children and adolescents. Methods: A secondary data analysis was performed using ten data sets for urban and eight data sets for rural boys and girls, age 5&ndash<br />15 years, covering 80 years (1936 to 2016). Secular trend in height (cm/decade), body mass(kg/decade) and mean menarche age (years) were calculated. Results: Overall, there was a positive secular trend for height in both genders, which parallels the gross domestic product (GDP)/capita difference, more pronounced in boys, across all age-groups, with a maximum for 15 years-old boys (~3 cm/decade) and 13 years-old girls (~2 cm/decade). Body mass trend was also positive, more accentuated in the rural population. Mean age at menarche was higher in rural compared to urban girls, had a negative trend with the disappearance of the difference in the latest available data set (2013). Conclusion: In summary, an overall positive and ongoing secular trend in height and body mass was documented in Romanian children and adolescents, especially for the pubertal age-range, in concordance to other western countries, but out of phase by approximately 20 years.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Adolescent
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Concordance
lcsh:Medicine
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
children
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
adolescents
Child
Menarche
Romania
Romanian
lcsh:R
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Secondary data
Adolescent Development
language.human_language
Body Height
Secular variation
Europe
Out of phase
secular trend
Geography
Child, Preschool
language
Female
Menarche Age
Rural population
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16617827 and 16604601
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 490
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ec63d12d1dd917b52d2860d9fbe5278c