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Cao R, Ye W, Liu J, Chen L, Li Z, Ji H, Zhou N, Zhu Q, Sun W, Ni C, Shi L, Zhou Y, Wu Y, Song W, Liu P. Dynamic influence of maternal education on height among Chinese children aged 0-18 years. SSM Popul Health 2024; 26:101672. [PMID: 38708407 PMCID: PMC11066550 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Background Maternal education is one of key factors affecting nurturing environment which significantly impacts children's height levels throughout their developmental stages. However, the influence of maternal education on children's height is less studied. This study aims to investigate the dynamic influence of maternal education on children's height among Chinese children aged 0-18 years. Methods Children undergoing health examinations from January 2021 to September 2023 were included in this study. Clinical information including height, weight, maternal pregnancy history, blood specimens for bone metabolism-related indicators and maternal education level was collected. Children's height was categorized into 14 groups based on age and gender percentiles, following WHO 2006 growth standards. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), linear regression, chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were applied for data analysis. Results A total of 6269 samples were collected, including 3654 males and 2615 females, with an average age of 8.38 (3.97) for males and 7.89 (3.55) for females. Significant correlations between maternal education level, birth weight, birth order, weight percentile, vitamin D, serum phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase levels, and children's height were identified. Birth weight's influence on height varied across age groups. Compared with normal birth weight children, low birth weight children exhibited catch-up growth within the first 6 years and a subsequent gradual widening of the height gap from 6 to 18 years old. Remarkably, the impact of maternal education on height became more pronounced among children above 3-6 years old, which can mitigate the effect of low birth weight on height. Conclusion We found that weight percentile, birth weight, birth order, bone marker levels, and maternal education level have significant effect on height. Maternal education attenuates the impact of low birth weight on height. The findings indicated that maternal education plays a consistent and critical role in promoting robust and healthy growth.
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- Ruixue Cao
- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xueyuan West Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, China
- Institute of Aging, Key Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, School of Mental Health and the Affiliated Kangning Hospital, North Building of Biological Research, Wenzhou Medical University, Chashan Higher Education Park, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xueyuan West Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xueyuan West Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, China
- Institute of Aging, Key Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, School of Mental Health and the Affiliated Kangning Hospital, North Building of Biological Research, Wenzhou Medical University, Chashan Higher Education Park, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xueyuan West Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xueyuan West Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xueyuan West Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, China
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- Institute of Aging, Key Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, School of Mental Health and the Affiliated Kangning Hospital, North Building of Biological Research, Wenzhou Medical University, Chashan Higher Education Park, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Institute of Aging, Key Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, School of Mental Health and the Affiliated Kangning Hospital, North Building of Biological Research, Wenzhou Medical University, Chashan Higher Education Park, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Institute of Aging, Key Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, School of Mental Health and the Affiliated Kangning Hospital, North Building of Biological Research, Wenzhou Medical University, Chashan Higher Education Park, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Institute of Aging, Key Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, School of Mental Health and the Affiliated Kangning Hospital, North Building of Biological Research, Wenzhou Medical University, Chashan Higher Education Park, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xueyuan West Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xueyuan West Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, China
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- Institute of Aging, Key Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, School of Mental Health and the Affiliated Kangning Hospital, North Building of Biological Research, Wenzhou Medical University, Chashan Higher Education Park, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), 999 Jinshi Road, Yongzhong Street, Longwan District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xueyuan West Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, China
- Institute of Aging, Key Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, School of Mental Health and the Affiliated Kangning Hospital, North Building of Biological Research, Wenzhou Medical University, Chashan Higher Education Park, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), 999 Jinshi Road, Yongzhong Street, Longwan District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xueyuan West Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, China
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Rosário R, Agostinis-Sobrinho C, Padrão P, Lopes O, Moreira P. The relationship between height and fruit/vegetable intakes in adults: A nationwide cross-sectional study. Nutr Health 2024; 30:235-241. [PMID: 35702038 PMCID: PMC11141095 DOI: 10.1177/02601060221108152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background: Worldwide, fruit and vegetable intake is below recommendations. There is increasing evidence to suggest an association between height and diet. Aim: to analyse the associations of fruit and vegetable intake with attained height in Portuguese adults. Methods: A representative sample of 17 480 Portuguese adults (56.7% women) participated in this cross-sectional study. The survey comprised sociodemographic characteristics and self-reported height and weight. We performed regression models to assess the associations between height and fruit and vegetable consumption. Results: Compared with no intakes, those men with higher fruit and vegetables intake had 0.54 cm (95% CI 0.04; 1.04) greater height. Also, women with higher intakes of vegetables, fruit and vegetables combined were directly associated with a greater height of 0.29 cm (95% CI 0.03; 0.56 in vegetables) and 0.51 cm (95% CI 0.09; 0.93 in fruit and vegetables combined). Conclusion: Greater consumption of fruit and vegetables was directly associated with higher height in adults. From a health promotion perspective, intervention programmes aiming at improving fruit and vegetable intake should be highlighted so that full height potential is achieved.
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- Rafaela Rosário
- School of Nursing, University of Minho, Portugal
- Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Portugal
- Research Center in Child Studies, University of Minho, Portugal
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- Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of health Sciences - Klaipeda University – Lithuania
- Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Federal University of the South of Brazil, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal
- Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Portugal
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- Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal
- Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Portugal
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Negasheva MA, Khafizova AA, Movsesian AA. Secular trends in height, weight, and body mass index in the context of economic and political transformations in Russia from 1885 to 2021. Am J Hum Biol 2024; 36:e23992. [PMID: 37724980 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To study and analyze the impact of socio-economic factors on secular changes in height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) among Moscow's youth over the time interval from the late 19th-early 20th century to the present. METHODS Anthropometric data, including height, weight, and BMI, were collected through surveys conducted on youths aged 17-20 years in Moscow from the 1880s for males and from the 1920s for females to the present. The dataset includes information on 6434 individuals surveyed from 2000 to 2019, as well as previously published mean values. Economic development indicators, such as gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, monthly average income per capita, and the Gini coefficient, were examined to analyze the association between secular trends in body size and socio-economic conditions. RESULTS A positive secular trend in height and weight has been observed among Moscow's youth from the early 20th century to the present. Substantial increases in height occurred during the second half of the previous century, stabilizing in the 2000s. Over the analyzed period, both average body weight and BMI values showed a consistent rise. The pattern for BMI exhibited a U-shaped trend, with a decline from the 1970s to the mid-1990s, followed by a subsequent increase. Strong correlations were found between the secular changes in body size among Moscow's youth and temporal fluctuations in key socio-economic indicators, including GDP per capita, monthly average income per capita, and the Gini coefficient. CONCLUSION The study demonstrates the significant influence of socio-economic conditions on intergenerational changes in body size, as evidenced by the positive secular trend in physique indicators (height, weight, and BMI) among Moscow's youth.
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- Department of Anthropology, Lomonosov State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Anthropology, Lomonosov State University, Moscow, Russia
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Sprague B, Zhu X, Rosso A, Verghese J, Delbaere K, Lipnicki D, Sachdev P, Ng T, Gwee X, Yap K, Kim KW, Han J, Oh D, Narazaki K, Chen T, Chen S, Brodaty H, Numbers K, Kochan N, Walker R, Paddick SM, Gureje O, Ojagbemi A, Bello T, Rosano C. Correlates of Gait Speed Among Older Adults From 6 Countries: Findings From the COSMIC Collaboration. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2023; 78:2396-2406. [PMID: 36975099 PMCID: PMC10692426 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Few studies have compared gait speed and its correlates among different ethnogeographic regions. The goals of this study were to describe usual and rapid gait speed, and identify their correlates across Australian, Asian, and African countries. METHODS We used data from 6 population-based cohorts of adults aged 65+ from 6 countries and 3 continents (N = 6 472), with samples ranging from 231 to 1 913. All cohorts are members of the Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium collaboration. We investigated whether clinical (body mass index [BMI], hypertension, stroke, apolipoprotein status), psychological (cognition, mood, general health), and behavioral factors (smoking, drinking, physical activity) correlated with usual (N = 4 cohorts) and rapid gait speed (N = 3 cohorts) similarly across cohorts. Regression models were controlled for age, sex, and education, and were sex-stratified. RESULTS Age- and sex-standardized usual gait speed means ranged from 0.61 to 1.06 m/s and rapid gait speed means ranged from 1.16 to 1.64 m/s. Lower BMI and better cognitive function consistently correlated with faster gait speed in all cohorts. Less consistently, not having hypertension and greater physical activity engagement were associated with faster gait speed. Associations with mood, smoking, and drinking were largely nonsignificant. These patterns were not attenuated by demographics. There was limited evidence that the associations differed by sex, except physical activity, where the greater intensity was associated with usual gait among men but not women. CONCLUSIONS This study is among the first to describe the usual and rapid gait speeds across older adults in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
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- Briana N Sprague
- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,USA
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- Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre, Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Neuropsychiatric Institute, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ng Teng Fong Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University, Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University College of Natural Sciences, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University, Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Liberal Arts, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Sports and Health Research Center, Department of Physical Education, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields, UK
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute; Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,USA
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Boros E, Ertl DA, Berkenou J, Audrain C, Lecoq AL, Kamenicky P, Briot K, Amouroux C, Zhukouskaya V, Gueorguieva I, Mignot B, Girerd B, Porquet Bordes V, Salles JP, Edouard T, Coutant R, Bacchetta J, Linglart A, Rothenbuhler A. Adult height improved over decades in patients with X-linked hypophosphatemia: a cohort study. Eur J Endocrinol 2023; 189:469-475. [PMID: 37831782 DOI: 10.1093/ejendo/lvad144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to analyze height after cessation of growth (final height [FH]) and its evolution over the last decades in X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) patients in France, as the data on natural history of FH in XLH are lacking. DESIGN We performed a retrospective observational study in a large cohort of French XLH patients with available data on FH measurements. MATERIALS AND METHODS We divided patients into 3 groups according to their birth year: group 1 born between 1950 and 1974, group 2 born between 1975 and 2000, and group 3 born between 2001 and 2006, respectively, and compared their FHs. RESULTS A total of 398 patients were included. Mean FHs were the following: for group 1, -2.31 ± 1.11 standard deviation score (SDS) (n = 127), 156.3 ± 9.7 cm in men and 148.6 ± 6.5 cm in women; for group 2, -1.63 ± 1.13 SDS (n = 193), 161.6 ± 8.5 cm in men and 153.1 ± 7.2 cm in women; and for group 3, -1.34 ± 0.87 SDS (n = 78), 165.1 ± 5.5 cm in men and 154.7 ± 6 cm in women. We report a significant increase in mean FH SDS over 3 generations of patients, for both men and women (P < .001). Final height SDS in male (-2.08 ± 1.18) was lower than in female (-1.70 ± 1.12) (P = .002). CONCLUSION The FH of XLH patients in France increased significantly over the last decades. Even though men's FHs improved more than women's, men with XLH remain shorter reflecting a more severe disease phenotype. While the results are promising, most patients with XLH remain short leaving room for improvement.
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- Emese Boros
- Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola (HUDERF), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels 1020, Belgium
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- AP-HP, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes for Children, Department of Adolescent Medicine, Bicetre Paris-Saclay University Hospital, 78 Rue du General Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
- AP-HP, Reference Center for Rare Disorders of the Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Filiere OSCAR and Platform of Expertise for Rare Diseases Paris-Saclay, Bicetre Paris-Saclay Hospital, 78 Rue du General Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
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- AP-HP, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes for Children, Department of Adolescent Medicine, Bicetre Paris-Saclay University Hospital, 78 Rue du General Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
- AP-HP, Reference Center for Rare Disorders of the Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Filiere OSCAR and Platform of Expertise for Rare Diseases Paris-Saclay, Bicetre Paris-Saclay Hospital, 78 Rue du General Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
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- AP-HP, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes for Children, Department of Adolescent Medicine, Bicetre Paris-Saclay University Hospital, 78 Rue du General Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
- AP-HP, Reference Center for Rare Disorders of the Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Filiere OSCAR and Platform of Expertise for Rare Diseases Paris-Saclay, Bicetre Paris-Saclay Hospital, 78 Rue du General Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
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- AP-HP, Centre de Recherche Clinique Paris Saclay, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital de Bicêtre, Service d'Endocrinologie et des Maladies de la Reproduction, Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares du Métabolisme du Calcium et du Phosphate, Filière OSCAR, 78 rue du Général Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital de Bicêtre, Service d'Endocrinologie et des Maladies de la Reproduction, Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares du Métabolisme du Calcium et du Phosphate, Filière OSCAR, 78 rue du Général Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
- Physiologie et Physiopathologie Endocriniennes, Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94276, France
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- Rheumatology Department, Université Paris-Cité, Cochin Hospital, Paris 75014, France
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- Service de Néphrologie et Endocrinologie Pédiatriques, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier 34090, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier 34090, France
- Centres Maladies Rares Métabolisme du Calcium et du Phosphore et Maladies Osseuses Constitutionnelles, Filière de Santé Maladies Rares OSCAR, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- AP-HP, Department of Endocrinology, Hôpital Cochin, Paris 75014, France
- Institut des Maladies Musculo-squelettiques, Laboratory Orofacial Pathologies, Imaging and Biotherapies URP2496 and FHU-DDS-Net, Dental School, and Plateforme d'Imagerie du Vivant (PIV), Université Paris Cité, Montrouge 92129, France
- Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares du Métabolisme du Calcium et du Phosphate, Plateforme d'Expertise Maladies Rares Paris Saclay, Filière OSCAR, EndoRare and BOND ERN, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
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- Pediatric Endocrine Unit, CHU Lille, Université Lille, Lille 59800, France
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- Service de Médecine Pédiatrique, CHRU J Minjoz, 3 Boulevard Fleming, Besançon 25030, France
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- AP-HP, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes for Children, Department of Adolescent Medicine, Bicetre Paris-Saclay University Hospital, 78 Rue du General Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
- AP-HP, Reference Center for Rare Disorders of the Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Filiere OSCAR and Platform of Expertise for Rare Diseases Paris-Saclay, Bicetre Paris-Saclay Hospital, 78 Rue du General Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
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- Endocrine, Bone Diseases and Genetics Unit, Reference Centre for Rare Diseases of Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Competence Centre for Bone Diseases, ERN BOND, OSCAR Network, Children's Hospital, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse 31059, France
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- Unité d'Endocrinologie, Maladies Osseuses, Hôpital des Enfants, Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares du Calcium et du Phosphate, ENR BOND, Hôpital des Enfants, CHU de Toulouse, TSA 70034, Toulouse 31059, France
- INFINITY CENTER, INSERM CNRS UMR 1291, Université de Toulouse, Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse 31024, France
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- Endocrine, Bone Diseases and Genetics Unit, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse 31059, France
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- Unité d' Endocrinologie Diabetologie Pédiatrique and Centre des Maladies Rares de la Réceptivité Hormonale, CHU-Angers, Angers 49055, France
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- Centre de Référence des Maladies Rénales Rares, Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares du Calcium et du Phosphore, Filières Santé Maladies Rares OSCAR et ORKID, Filières Santé ERKNet et BOND, INSERM1033, Université de Lyon, Lyon 69372, France
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- AP-HP, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes for Children, Department of Adolescent Medicine, Bicetre Paris-Saclay University Hospital, 78 Rue du General Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
- AP-HP, Reference Center for Rare Disorders of the Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Filiere OSCAR and Platform of Expertise for Rare Diseases Paris-Saclay, Bicetre Paris-Saclay Hospital, 78 Rue du General Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
- Physiologie et Physiopathologie Endocriniennes, Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94276, France
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- AP-HP, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes for Children, Department of Adolescent Medicine, Bicetre Paris-Saclay University Hospital, 78 Rue du General Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
- AP-HP, Reference Center for Rare Disorders of the Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Filiere OSCAR and Platform of Expertise for Rare Diseases Paris-Saclay, Bicetre Paris-Saclay Hospital, 78 Rue du General Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94270, France
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Arntsen SH, Borch KB, Wilsgaard T, Njølstad I, Hansen AH. Time trends in body height according to educational level. A descriptive study from the Tromsø Study 1979-2016. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0279965. [PMID: 36696372 PMCID: PMC9876240 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The objective of our study was to describe time trends in body height according to attained educational level in women and men in Norway. METHODS We used previously collected data from six repeated cross-sectional studies in the population based Tromsø Study 1979-2016. Measured body height in cm and self-reported educational level were the primary outcome measures. We included 31 466 women and men aged 30-49 years, born between 1930 and 1977. Participants were stratified by 10-year birth cohorts and allocated into four groups based on attained levels of education. Descriptive statistics was used to estimate mean body height and calculate height differences between groups with different educational levels. RESULTS Mean body height increased by 3.4 cm (95% confidence interval (CI) 3.0, 3.8) in women (162.5-165.9 cm) and men (175.9-179.3 cm) between 1930 and 1977. The height difference between groups with primary education compared to long tertiary education was 5.1 cm (95% CI 3.7, 6.5) in women (161.6-166.7 cm) and 4.3 cm (95% CI 3.3, 5.3) in men (175.0-179.3 cm) born in 1930-39. The height differences between these educational groups were reduced to 3.0 cm (95% CI 1.9, 4.1) in women (163.6-166.6 cm) and 2.0 cm (95% CI 0.9, 3.1) in men (178.3-180.3 cm) born in 1970-77. CONCLUSIONS Body height increased in women and men. Women and men with long tertiary education had the highest mean body height, which remained stable across all birth cohorts. Women and men in the three other groups had a gradual increase in height by birth cohort, reducing overall height differences between educational groups in our study population.
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- Sondre Haakonson Arntsen
- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Your height affects your health: genetic determinants and health-related outcomes in Taiwan. BMC Med 2022; 20:250. [PMID: 35831902 PMCID: PMC9281111 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02450-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Height is an important anthropometric measurement and is associated with many health-related outcomes. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified hundreds of genetic loci associated with height, mainly in individuals of European ancestry. METHODS We performed genome-wide association analyses and replicated previously reported GWAS-determined single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the Taiwanese Han population (Taiwan Biobank; n = 67,452). A genetic instrument composed of 251 SNPs was selected from our GWAS, based on height and replication results as the best-fit polygenic risk score (PRS), in accordance with the clumping and p-value threshold method. We also examined the association between genetically determined height (PRS251) and measured height (phenotype). We performed observational (phenotype) and genetic PRS251 association analyses of height and health-related outcomes. RESULTS GWAS identified 6843 SNPs in 89 genomic regions with genome-wide significance, including 18 novel loci. These were the most strongly associated genetic loci (EFEMP1, DIS3L2, ZBTB38, LCORL, HMGA1, CS, and GDF5) previously reported to play a role in height. There was a positive association between PRS251 and measured height (p < 0.001). Of the 14 traits and 49 diseases analyzed, we observed significant associations of measured and genetically determined height with only eight traits (p < 0.05/[14 + 49]). Height was positively associated with body weight, waist circumference, and hip circumference but negatively associated with body mass index, waist-hip ratio, body fat, total cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p < 0.05/[14 + 49]). CONCLUSIONS This study contributes to the understanding of the genetic features of height and health-related outcomes in individuals of Han Chinese ancestry in Taiwan.
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Chadaeva I, Ponomarenko P, Kozhemyakina R, Suslov V, Bogomolov A, Klimova N, Shikhevich S, Savinkova L, Oshchepkov D, Kolchanov NA, Markel A, Ponomarenko M. Domestication Explains Two-Thirds of Differential-Gene-Expression Variance between Domestic and Wild Animals; The Remaining One-Third Reflects Intraspecific and Interspecific Variation. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:2667. [PMID: 34573632 PMCID: PMC8465180 DOI: 10.3390/ani11092667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Belyaev's concept of destabilizing selection during domestication was a major achievement in the XX century. Its practical value has been realized in commercial colors of the domesticated fox that never occur in the wild and has been confirmed in a wide variety of pet breeds. Many human disease models involving animals allow to test drugs before human testing. Perhaps this is why investigators doing transcriptomic profiling of domestic versus wild animals have searched for breed-specific patterns. Here we sequenced hypothalamic transcriptomes of tame and aggressive rats, identified their differentially expressed genes (DEGs), and, for the first time, applied principal component analysis to compare them with all the known DEGs of domestic versus wild animals that we could find. Two principal components, PC1 and PC2, respectively explained 67% and 33% of differential-gene-expression variance (hereinafter: log2 value) between domestic and wild animals. PC1 corresponded to multiple orthologous DEGs supported by homologs; these DEGs kept the log2 value sign from species to species and from tissue to tissue (i.e., a common domestication pattern). PC2 represented stand-alone homologous DEG pairs reversing the log2 value sign from one species to another and from tissue to tissue (i.e., representing intraspecific and interspecific variation).
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (I.C.); (P.P.); (R.K.); (V.S.); (A.B.); (N.K.); (S.S.); (L.S.); (D.O.); (N.A.K.); (A.M.)
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Wells JCK, Stock JT. Life History Transitions at the Origins of Agriculture: A Model for Understanding How Niche Construction Impacts Human Growth, Demography and Health. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020; 11:325. [PMID: 32508752 PMCID: PMC7253633 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Over recent millennia, human populations have regularly reconstructed their subsistence niches, changing both how they obtain food and the conditions in which they live. For example, over the last 12,000 years the vast majority of human populations shifted from foraging to practicing different forms of agriculture. The shift to farming is widely understood to have impacted several aspects of human demography and biology, including mortality risk, population growth, adult body size, and physical markers of health. However, these trends have not been integrated within an over-arching conceptual framework, and there is poor understanding of why populations tended to increase in population size during periods when markers of health deteriorated. Here, we offer a novel conceptual approach based on evolutionary life history theory. This theory assumes that energy availability is finite and must be allocated in competition between the functions of maintenance, growth, reproduction, and defence. In any given environment, and at any given stage during the life-course, natural selection favours energy allocation strategies that maximise fitness. We argue that the origins of agriculture involved profound transformations in human life history strategies, impacting both the availability of energy and the way that it was allocated between life history functions in the body. Although overall energy supply increased, the diet composition changed, while sedentary populations were challenged by new infectious burdens. We propose that this composite new ecological niche favoured increased energy allocation to defence (immune function) and reproduction, thus reducing the allocation to growth and maintenance. We review evidence in support of this hypothesis and highlight how further work could address both heterogeneity and specific aspects of the origins of agriculture in more detail. Our approach can be applied to many other transformations of the human subsistence niche, and can shed new light on the way that health, height, life expectancy, and fertility patterns are changing in association with globalization and nutrition transition.
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- Jonathan C. K. Wells
- Childhood Nutrition Research Centre, Population, Policy and Practice Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Jonathan C. K. Wells
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, Germany
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