在1961年至2002年出生的奥地利征兵中,较低的教育水平仍然与较低的身高有关
Thomas Waldhör1, Sylvia Kirchengast2, Alfred Juan3
1Department of Epidemiology, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Annals of human biology
|June 8, 2023
概括
奥地利男性的身高随着42年的教育而增加. 尽管生活水平有所提高,但教育水平之间的身高差距扩大,受教育程度较低的男性仍然比较矮.
科学领域:
- 人类学是人类学.
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 社会环境因素显著影响人类的生长和最终的身高.
- 教育是记录下来的影响身高的因素,身高更高与更高的教育程度相关.
研究的目的:
- 在一大批奥地利男性征兵中调查身高与教育水平之间的关联.
- 在42年的时间里分析身高和教育程度的趋势.
主要方法:
- 分析了来自17岁至19岁以下的1,734,569名奥地利男性征兵的数据.
- 将征兵分为四个教育水平进行分类,以检查身高关联.
- 纵向研究检查了1961年至2002年的变化.
主要成果:
- 在42年的时间里,最低教育水平的百分比从37.5%下降到1.7%.
- 所有的教育类在研究期间都呈现出平均身高的增加.
- 尽管生活水平有所提高,但教育水平之间的身高差异并没有趋同;差距越来越大.
结论:
- 奥地利的教育和社会进步与人口身高的增加有关.
- 教育程度最低的年轻人仍然比较矮,与受过高等教育的群体的身高差距也增加了.
- 在奥地利,身高仍然是社会经济地位和教育成就的标志.
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