Trend in height of Turkish and Moroccan children living in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To study trends in height of Turkish and Moroccan immigrant children living in The Netherlands, to investigate the association between height and background characteristics in these children, and to calculate height-for-age-references data for these groups.

Design

Nationwide cross-sectional data collection from children aged 0 to 18 years by trained professionals in 1997 and 2009. The study population consisted of 2,822 Turkish 2,779 Moroccan, and 13,705 Dutch origin children in 1997 and 2,548 Turkish, 2,594 Moroccan, and 11,255 Dutch origin children in 2009.

Main outcome measures

Mean height in cm, and mean height standard deviation scores.

Results

In 2009, mean height at the age of 18 y was similar for Turkish and Moroccan children: 177 cm for boys

SUBMITTER: Schonbeck Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4418672 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature