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  • Human Growth and Development
  • Anthropometry
  • Sociology of Health

Background:

  • Final human height is influenced by genetics, nutrition, health, and environmental factors.
  • Historical European populations were shorter, primarily due to a blunted adolescent growth spurt, not universal growth impairment.
  • Recent models propose that community norms may regulate adolescent growth and final height independently.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hypothesis that community influences final human height.
  • To determine if geographic proximity correlates with similar average heights within a population.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of military conscript data from Switzerland (2004-2009).
  • Creation of a geographic network of 169 district capitals and 335 roads.
  • Statistical correlation analysis of height data between neighboring districts of varying orders.

Main Results:

  • Average height of Swiss conscripts was 178.2 cm (SD 6.5 cm).
  • Conscripts from neighboring districts exhibited significantly similar heights.
  • Height correlations were found between 1st (r=0.58) to 4th order (r=0.42) neighbors, indicating a spatial pattern.

Conclusions:

  • Evidence supports a community effect on growth, where local populations establish a height target.
  • Migrants appear to adapt to the height norms of their host communities.
  • Geographic proximity and social networks play a role in shaping average population height.