Greater Contribution to Secular Trend among Offspring of Short Parents

Document Type

Article

Authors

A Roberto Frisancho, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Patricia E. Cole, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jane E. Klayman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Abstract

The relationship of differences in parental stature to offspring increase in height has been studied in a sample of 5,067 parent-offspring pairs derived from the U.S. Ten-State Nutritional Survey of 1968-1970. The results indicate that: (1) the secular trend towards greater stature is evident only in the offspring of short parents, while the offspring of tall parents show no increase in stature; (2) the percent increase in height among populations characterized by short stature, such as the Japanese and U.S. Italian-born, is greater than among tall populations.

Recommended Citation

Frisancho, A Roberto; Cole, Patricia E.; and Klayman, Jane E. (1977) "Greater Contribution to Secular Trend among Offspring of Short Parents," Human Biology: Vol. 49: Iss. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol49/iss1/8