Casado de Frías E
An R Acad Nac Med (Madr). 1999;116(1):83-95; discussion 96.
The secular changes in growth of the Spanish male population throughout the current century are presented. Data are adult mean height: 163.4 cm in 1910 and 174.5 cm in 1995. The increase was produced after 1950 and specially after 1965. From this last date, the increase by decade was between 2 and 2.9 cm. Lately the increase is gone on but more slowly. It was possible establish a direct relationship between height and culture and income of population. Maturation of female was studied using the menarcheal age. In 1998 it was 12.5 years. The menarcheal ag is now 0.3 years before than 15 years ago.
本文展示了整个20世纪西班牙男性人口生长的长期变化。数据包括成人平均身高：1910年为163.4厘米，1995年为174.5厘米。身高增长发生在1950年之后，特别是1965年之后。从1965年起，每十年增长2至2.9厘米。最近增长仍在继续，但速度较慢。身高与人口的文化和收入之间建立了直接关系。使用初潮年龄对女性成熟情况进行了研究。1998年初潮年龄为12.5岁。初潮年龄比15年前提前了0.3岁。
