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Socioeconomic factors and height of preschool children in the Czech Republic

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  • Bobak, M.
  • Kriz, B.
  • Leon, D.A.
  • Danova, J.
  • Marmot, M.

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The effect of socioeconomic factors on growth was investigated among 2275 children 3 to 6 years old attending nurseries in the Czech Republic. Measured heights of children were converted into height-for-age z scores. After adjustment for birthweight, parental height, and other socioeconomic variables, only mother's education was independently and significantly associated with children's height; adjusted differences in z scores between children of secondary- and university-educated mothers and children of mothers with only primary education were 0.12 and 0.31, respectively. This is equivalent to 0.5 and 1.5 cm, respectively, for children 5 years old.

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  • Bobak, M. & Kriz, B. & Leon, D.A. & Danova, J. & Marmot, M., 1994. "Socioeconomic factors and height of preschool children in the Czech Republic," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 84(7), pages 1167-1170.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1994:84:7:1167-1170_9
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