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Secular trend and social variation in height of Polish schoolchildren between 1966 and 2012.

Aleksandra GomulaNatalia Nowak-SzczepanskaSławomir M Kozieł
Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2020)
Improvement of living conditions across nearly 50 years was reflected in the secular trend in children's height. Despite this improvement, however, the biological effects of social inequalities, visible in differences in height, to some extent, are still present in Poland.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • young adults
  • physical activity