Hesse Volker, Voigt Manfred, Sälzler Anneliese, Steinberg Sylvia, Friese Klaus, Keller Eberhard, Gausche Ruth, Eisele Reiner
German Center for Growth, Development, and Health Encouragement during Childhood and Youth of Berlin, University Hospital for Gynecology and Obstetrics of Rostock, Germany.
J Pediatr. 2003 Mar;142(3):259-62. doi: 10.1067/mpd.2003.85.
To examine the effects of the socioeconomic changes occurring during the German reunification on anthropometric data of newborns, children, and young adults. Study design Data were drawn from different perinatal surveys and cross-sectional studies that were conducted in the newly formed German states before and after reunification (1984-2000).
The mean birth weight of newborns increased 151 g between 1984 and 1985 (n = 51,447) and 1997 (n = 83,052), whereas length increased by 0.2 cm. Among 7- to 10-year-old school children in the federal state of Saxonia between 1984 and 1985 (n = 2359) and 1999 and 2000 (n = 11,575), an increase of height by 1 to 2 cm and weight by 1.2 to 2.6 kg was observed. Average body mass index (BMI) increased by 0.7 to 0.9 kg/m(2). Among military recruits from Eastern Germany, an increase in weight and height was observed between 1985 and 1998. BMI values rose from 21.5 to 22.6 kg/m(2), and "centimeter weight" increased from 381 to 405 g/cm.
The results show that the change in socioeconomic conditions was associated with alteration in anthropometric measures within a short period. This may have been caused by changes in the nutrient supply and composition as well as reduced physical activity.
研究德国统一期间发生的社会经济变化对新生儿、儿童及青年人体测量数据的影响。研究设计 数据来源于统一前后在新成立的德国各州进行的不同围产期调查和横断面研究（1984 - 2000年）。
1984年至1985年（n = 51447）与1997年（n = 83052）相比，新生儿平均出生体重增加了151克，身长增加了0.2厘米。在1984年至1985年（n = 2359）与1999年至2000年（n = 11575）期间，萨克森州7至10岁学童的身高增加了1至2厘米，体重增加了1.2至2.6千克。平均体重指数（BMI）增加了0.7至0.9千克/平方米。在东德的新兵中，1985年至1998年期间体重和身高有所增加。BMI值从21.5千克/平方米升至22.6千克/平方米，“厘米体重”从381克/厘米增至405克/厘米。
结果表明，社会经济状况的变化在短时间内与人体测量指标的改变有关。这可能是由于营养供应和成分的变化以及身体活动减少所致。
