Height development trends among 7–18-year-old school-age children in central plains of China between 2000 and 2019: A serial cross-sectional surveillance study in China

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101467

Fanke Zhou , Lifan Ding , Yuxi Li , Jiajia Hu , Junna Zhang , Yixiao Geng , Xiaolei Ban , Wencan Wu , Xiaomin Lou , Xian Wang

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Abstract

Objective

The aim of this study was to analyze changes in height of 7–18-year-old school-age children in China during the year of 2000–2019.

Methods

We used the survey data from the Chinese National Survey on Students’ Constitution and Health in Henan Province for the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2014, and 2019. Data were categorized into subgroups based on geographic location, gender, and age; mean, standard deviation, and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used to analyze trends in height change among children and adolescents and the correlation between socioeconomic indicators and height change.

Results

The height of children and adolescents in Henan has shown a continuous upward trend. The height difference between urban and rural areas has gradually narrowed but has not disappeared. The correlation of height development trends between neighbouring urban areas was higher than in other areas. The level of medical care was significantly associated with the change in height for both boys (r = 0.950, p = 0.013) and girls (r = 0.897, p = 0.039); GDP per capita (r = 0.940，p = 0.018) was significantly associated with the change in height for boys only.

Conclusion

The height of Chinese children and adolescents will continue to maintain a positive growth trend, but we need to pay attention to the health status and nutritional intake of children and adolescents in economically disadvantaged areas in order to narrow the height disparity between different socio-economic groups.

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2000 - 2019年中原地区7-18岁学龄儿童身高发展趋势：中国连续横断面监测研究

目的：本研究的目的是分析2000-2019年中国7-18岁学龄儿童的身高变化。方法：采用2000年、2005年、2010年、2014年和2019年《中国河南省学生体质与健康调查》的调查数据。根据地理位置、性别和年龄将数据分类为亚组；采用均值、标准差和Pearson相关系数分析儿童青少年身高变化趋势及社会经济指标与身高变化的相关性。结果：河南省儿童青少年身高呈持续上升趋势。城乡高差逐渐缩小，但并未完全消失。邻近城市间高度发展趋势的相关性高于其他地区。男童（r = 0.950,p = 0.013）和女童（r = 0.897,p = 0.039）的身高变化与医疗保健水平显著相关；人均GDP （r = 0.940,p = 0.018）与男孩身高变化显著相关。结论：中国儿童青少年身高将继续保持正增长趋势，但我们需要关注经济弱势地区儿童青少年的健康状况和营养摄入，以缩小不同社会经济群体之间的身高差距。

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Economics & Human Biology 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

12.00%

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审稿时长

61 days

期刊介绍： Economics and Human Biology is devoted to the exploration of the effect of socio-economic processes on human beings as biological organisms. Research covered in this (quarterly) interdisciplinary journal is not bound by temporal or geographic limitations.