Abstract
Age and secular factors in adult stature were investigated in a sample of 111 Zapotec‐speaking males from Oaxaca, Mexico. Comparisons with earlier studies showed no clear evidence of a secular trend. The increase in stature due to age and secular factors was approximately 0.07 cm per year (significant, p < 0.05). When stature was adjusted for the estimated age effects, the estimated secular increase was 0.03 cm per year (not significant). By this analysis a secular trend in adult stature of the magnitude noted for industrialized countries apparently does not occur in developing areas.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 367-369 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | American Journal of Physical Anthropology |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1975 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Mexico
- Secular trend
- Stature
- Zapotec
