A persisting secular trend for body measurements in Dutch children. The Oosterwolde II Study.
To investigate whether the secular trend for growth in Dutch children still exists, the Oosterwolde I study of 1980 was repeated in 1989. A persisting secular trend was visible for height while the z scores of body proportions show no change during the past 10 years, which suggests that there is no change in the timing of puberty.
Gerver
W J
WJ
Department of Pediatrics, University of Limburg, The Netherlands.
De Bruin
R
R
Drayer
N M
NM
D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands