title: Socioeconomic inequalities in height, leg length and trunk length among children aged 6.5 years and their parents from the Republic of Belarus: evidence from the Promotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial (PROBIT).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lower socioeconomic position is associated with shorter stature, in particular shorter leg length, but the magnitude of these associations in non-Western countries has received little attention.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To examine socioeconomic differentials in height, leg and trunk length in 6.5 year olds from the Republic of Belarus and compare these to differentials in parental height.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multivariable linear regression was used to examine associations in a cohort of 13 889 children.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Children from non-manual households were 1.0 cm (95% confidence interval: 0.7-1.3 cm) taller than those from manual households. Mothers and fathers from non-manual backgrounds were 0.7 cm (0.5-0.8) and 1.8 cm (1.6-2.0) taller than those from manual backgrounds, respectively. Associations with higher parental educational attainment were similar. The magnitudes of the associations of socioeconomic position with leg length were similar to those with trunk length. Adjusting for mid-parental height and number of older siblings attenuated associations markedly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In Belarus, similar socioeconomic differentials in height were observed in both children and their parents. Among children, height differentials were partly explained by mid-parental height and number of older siblings. Leg length was not a more sensitive indicator of childhood socioeconomic conditions than trunk length.
authors: School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. rita.patel@bristol.ac.uk
authors: Rita
authors: R
authors: Patel
authors: Debbie A
authors: DA
authors: Lawlor
authors: Michael S
authors: MS
authors: Kramer
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Davey Smith
authors: Natalia
authors: N
authors: Bogdanovich
authors: Lidia
authors: L
authors: Matush
authors: Richard M
authors: RM
authors: Martin
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