Social inequalities in height: persisting differences today depend upon height of the parents

Bruna Galobardes; Valerie A McCormack; Peter McCarron; Laura D Howe; John Lynch; Debbie A Lawlor; George Davey Smith

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029118

Social inequalities in height: persisting differences today depend upon height of the parents

Bruna Galobardes, Valerie A McCormack, Peter McCarron, Laura D Howe, John Lynch, Debbie A Lawlor, George Davey Smith

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Substantial increases in height have occurred concurrently with economic development in most populations during the last century. In high-income countries, environmental exposures that can limit genetic growth potential appear to have lessened, and variation in height by socioeconomic position may have diminished. The objective of this study is to investigate inequalities in height in a cohort of children born in the early 1990s in England, and to evaluate which factors might explain any identified inequalities.

Translated title of the contribution	Social inequalities in height: persisting differences today depend on height in parnets
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e29118
Journal	PLOS ONE
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029118
Publication status	Published - Jan 2012

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