The association of adolescent socioeconomic position and adult height: variation across racial/ethnic groups.

ABSTRACT: Numerous studies have demonstrated the association of childhood socioeconomic position and adult height. Many have suggested the use of adult height as a marker of overall childhood well-being. However, few studies have examined the relationship between child/adolescent socioeconomic position and adult height in a racially/ethnically diverse cohort. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we examined the association of child/adolescent SEP (maternal education and maternal report of household income) and measured adult height in a diverse cohort of US adolescents/young adults. We found a positive gradient effect of maternal education on height in the overall population and in White and Mixed race males and females; no such gradient existed in Hispanic, Asian, or Black ma

SUBMITTER: Richmond TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3514563 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature