title: On growth of children: effect of some socioeconomic and genetic factors.
abstract: In 8195 boys and girls (2.00 to 7.99 years of age) height, per capita family income and mid-parent height were recorded. Children who lived in good socioeconomic conditions, as measured by per capita family income, achieved greater mean height than those in poorer ones. The greater proportion of variation is explained by mid-parental height and not by income. Apparently there seems to be a relationship between the height percentiles of individuals and the categories of the studied socioeconomic variable.
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003462:Cuba; D005260:Female; D005823:Genetics; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male